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sex MALE OR FEMALEseksnthe state of being either male or female, or all males, or all females, considered as one group性，性别What sex is your cat? [C]你的猫是雄的还是雌的？Some tests enable you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born. [C]有些检查能在婴儿出生之前查明其性别。It's illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of sex (= of whether they are male or female). [U]基于性别的歧视是非法的。She accused her employer of sex discrimination (= of treating her unfairly because she was a woman).她指控她的雇主对她有性别歧视。Do you think sex differences (= differences between men and women) in behaviour are inborn or learned?你认为男女性别间行为上的差异是天生的还是后天习得的？Under a new sex-equality law (= a law intended to make certain that men and women are treated equally), all-male clubs would be banned.根据新的性别平等法，男性俱乐部会被查禁。He found it difficult to fit into the male sex role (= to behave in the ways thought to be typical of and suitable for a man).他发觉做一个合乎标准的男人很难。Giving birth is something which can be done only by the female sex (= all females considered as a group). [C]生育孩子是只有女性才能做的事。She seems to regard all members of the male sex as inferior. [C]她似乎把所有的男性都看成低人一等。Members of the opposite sex are not allowed in students'rooms overnight. [C]在异性成员的学生宿舍里过夜是不允许的。The play 'Ly sistrate' is partly about the battle of the sexes (= the disagreements that typically exist between men and women). [C]《吕西斯特拉忒》这部戏部分着眼于男女之间的矛盾冲突。A sex change (operation) is an operation which, together with HORMONE treatment, gives a man many of the characteristics of a woman, or a woman many of the characteristics a man.换性手术After his sex change, Gerald became known as Geraldine.在变性手术后，杰拉尔德变成了杰拉尔丁。If something is sex-linked, it is found only among men or only among women.伴性的Haemophilia is a sex-linked disease.血友病是一种伴性疾病。
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