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| 1 | U the activity in which people kiss and touch each other’ s sexual organs, which may also include sexual intercourse 性（行为） |
| Please don’ t talk about sex in front of the children. 请不要在孩子们面前谈论性。 |
| the impact of sex and violence in TV programmes 电视节目中性与暴力的影响 |
| have sex Parents worry about their teenagers having sex. 父母担心他们未成年的孩子发生性行为。 |
| | 1a | relating to or involving sexual activity 与性有关的；涉及到性的 | | a sex partner (=someone you have sex with) 性伙伴 | | a sex scandal involving the President 涉及总统的性丑闻 | |
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| 2 | C males or females considered as separate groups 男性；女性 |
| equal treatment of the sexes 男女平等对待 |
| The hostel has separate sleeping areas for each sex. 招待所里有分开的男女住宿区。 |
| | 2a | C/U the group of features or qualities that make a person , animal , or plant either male or female 性别 | | Discrimination against someone based on their sex is illegal. 性别歧视是违法的。 | | We don’ t want to know the sex of our baby before it is born. 在我们的孩子出生前，我们不想知道它的性别。 | |
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