sex
noun OPAL W
/seks/
/seks/
- [uncountable, countable] the state of being male or female
性别 - How can you tell what sex a fish is?
你怎样辨别一条鱼的雌雄？ - sex of somebody/something a process that enables couples to know the sex of their baby
使夫妇能够知道婴儿性别的过程 - We determined the sex of the birds from their DNA.
我们根据鸟类的 DNA 确定了它们的性别。 - Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
请在下面写明你的性别和出生日期。 - Levels of infection vary dramatically according to age and sex.
感染程度根据年龄和性别的不同而有很大差异。 - discrimination on grounds of race or sex
基于种族或性别的歧视 - sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way)
性别歧视 - Testosterone is the male sex hormone.
睾酮是男性性激素。 - In some areas the male : female sex ratio has reached 130 : 100.
部分地区男女性别比达到130：100。 - Trying to prove that sex differences in behaviour are innate is controversial.
试图证明行为上的性别差异是天生的是有争议的。
Extra Examples- discrimination on grounds of sex
基于性别的歧视 - The word ‘man’ can refer to all humans, irrespective of sex.
man 可以指所有的人，不论性别。 - Their gender identity does not match their biological sex at birth.
他们的性别认同与出生时的生物性别不匹配。 - I wanted to change my sex.
我想改变我的性别。 - issues of sex equality in the office
办公室性别平等问题 - The theory predicts sex differences in the brain.
该理论预测大脑存在性别差异。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- female
- male
- opposite
- …
- determine
- change
- be attracted to
- …
- change
- equality
- discrimination
- …
- between the sexes
- the battle of the sexes
- equality between the sexes
- equality of the sexes
- …
- How can you tell what sex a fish is?
- [countable] either of the two groups that people, animals, and plants are divided into according to their function of producing young
男性；女性；雄性；雌性 - a member of the opposite sex
一名异性成员 - people of the same sex
同性别的人 - single-sex schools
单一性别学校 - differences between the sexes
两性之间的差异 - Exam results for both sexes have continued to improve.
男女考试成绩均持续提高。 - Gibson was the first African American of either sex to play at Wimbledon.
吉布森是第一位参加温布尔登网球公开赛的非洲裔美国人。 - the battle of the sexes (= the competitive relationship that exists between men and women)
(often figurative) 傲慢；目中无人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- female
- male
- opposite
- …
- determine
- change
- be attracted to
- …
- change
- equality
- discrimination
- …
- between the sexes
- the battle of the sexes
- equality between the sexes
- equality of the sexes
- …
- a member of the opposite sex
- [uncountable] physical activity between two people in which they touch each other’s sexual organs, and which may include sexual intercourse
性；性交；性行为；性活动 - sex with somebody He had sex with someone he met in a bar.
他与在酒吧认识的人发生了性关系。 - gay sex
同性恋性行为 - the sex act
性行为 - a footballer involved in a sex scandal
卷入性丑闻的足球运动员 - victims of sex abuse
性虐待的受害者 - sex education in schools
学校里的性教育 - a controversial film containing explicit sex scenes
一部包含露骨性爱场面的有争议的电影 - a sex shop (= one selling magazines, objects, etc. that are connected with sex)
性用品商店 - These drugs may affect your sex drive (= your interest in sex and the ability to have it).
这些药物可能影响你的性欲。 - Amid such poverty, the sex trade has flourished.
在如此贫困的情况下，性交易却蓬勃发展。 - The slogan for the hippie generation of the 1960s was sex, drugs and rock and roll.
20世纪60年代嬉皮士一代的口号是性、毒品和摇滚。
Extra Examples- sex between consenting adults
成人之间自愿发生的性行为 - sex with her husband
与她丈夫的性行为 - They teach that sex outside of marriage is wrong.
他们向人们传授这样的观点：婚外性行为是一种过错。 - I have had several sex partners over the years.
多年来我有过几个性伙伴。 - safer sex practices
较安全的性行为 - Sex sells, the advertisers believe.
性有卖点，广告商们深信这一点。 - Movies containing scenes of explicit sex are banned.
有露骨性爱场景的电影禁止上映。 - He was convicted of having unlawful sex with an underage girl.
他被判定与一名未成年少女发生非法性行为。 - to crack down on international sex trafficking
打击国际性贩运 - He was arrested for sex crimes.
他因涉嫌性犯罪而被捕。 - The film featured graphic scenes of sex and violence.
这部电影以性和暴力的生动场景为特色。 - It's important to abstain from sex until treatment is completed.
在治疗完成之前避免性行为很重要。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anal
- oral
- penetrative
- …
- engage in
- have
- consent to
- …
- life
- drive
- urge
- …
- sex between
- sex with
- sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll
- sex and violence
- sex outside of marriage
- …
- sex with somebody He had sex with someone he met in a bar.
- -sexed(in adjectives) having the amount of sexual activity or desire mentioned
性行为…的；性欲…的 - a highly-sexed person
一个高度性感的人
- a highly-sexed person
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the two categories, male and female): from Old French sexe or Latin sexus.