male

英 [meɪl]

美 [meɪl]

adj.  男性的; 雄性的; 男的; 阳的; 凸形的
n.  男性; 雄性; 雄株

复数：males　

高考CET4考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1126 / COCA.1530

同义词辨析

malemanlymannishmasculine【导航词义：男性的，男子气的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 男性的；雄性的；男的
  belonging to the sex that does not give birth to babies; connected with this sex
  1. a male bird
     雄鸟
  2. All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30.
     所有的攻击者都是男性，年龄在25到30岁之间。
  3. a male nurse/model/colleague
     男护士 / 模特儿 / 同事
  4. male attitudes to women
     男人对女人的看法
  5. male bonding (= the act of forming close friendships between men)
     男性间的亲密友谊
  6. the male menopause (= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50)
     男性更年期
• 雄性的
  producing pollen
  1. a male flower
     雄花
• 阳的；凸形的
  having a part that sticks out which is designed to fit into a hole, socket , etc.

noun

• 男性；雄性；雄株
  a male person, animal or plant
  1. The body is that of a white male aged about 40.
     尸体是一名40岁上下的白人男子。
  2. The male of the species has a white tail.
     这一物种的雄性有一条白色的尾巴。
  3. a male-dominated profession
     男性主宰的职业

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 男人的;男性的
  Someone who ismaleis a man or a boy.
  1. Many women achievers appear to pose a threat to their male colleagues...
     许多事业有成的女性似乎对她们的男同事构成了一种威胁。
  2. The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi...
     伦敦市芭蕾舞团从波修瓦芭蕾舞团聘来了两名男舞蹈演员。
  3. Most of the demonstrators were white and male.
     大多数示威者都是白人男子。
• N-COUNT 男子;男性
  Men and boys are sometimes referred to asmaleswhen they are being considered as a type.
  1. ...the remains of a Caucasian male, aged 65-70...
     65岁至70岁之间的白人男性的遗骸
  2. He was very anxious to prove he was a red-blooded male...
     他急于证明自己是一名热血男儿。
  3. A high proportion of crime is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.
     很大一部分案件乃是十几岁的少年和二十多岁的青年男子所为。
• ADJ 男人的;男性的
  Malemeans relating, belonging, or affecting men rather than women.
  1. The rate of male unemployment in Britain is now the third worst in Europe.
     英国男性的失业率目前高居欧洲第三位。
  2. ...male violence.
     男性暴力
  3. ...a deep male voice.
     低沉的男性嗓音
• N-COUNT 雄性
  You can refer to any creature that belongs to the sex that cannot lay eggs or have babies as amale.
  1. Males and females take turns brooding the eggs.
     雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。
  2. Maleis also an adjective.
     
  3. After mating the male wasps tunnel through the sides of their nursery.
     交配之后，雄黄峰们就从蜂房的侧面钻出去了。
• （植物）雄株的;（花卉）雄蕊的
  Amaleflower or plant fertilizes the part that will become the fruit.

英英释义

noun

• an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
• a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  Synonym:male person

adj

• being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
  1. a male infant
  2. a male holly tree
• for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
  1. the male lead
  2. the male population
• characteristic of a man
  1. a deep male voice
  2. manly sports
  Synonym:manfulmanlikemanlyvirile

双语例句

• To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed a male workforce
  为了清理那片地和收割香蕉，他们决定雇请男劳力。
• The male sex comes out of the film very badly
  这部影片中男性的形象非常负面。
• In the recording I have today, it is sung by a male alto.
  我今天带的唱片是由一位男高音歌手唱的。
• The army is still one of the last male bastions.
  军队仍然是男人占据的最后堡垒之一。
• Male models used to be gorgeous — all chiselled jaw, perfect pecs and golden tan.
  以前男模是很帅的——都有着棱角分明的下巴、完美的胸肌和金棕色的皮肤。
• The 1867 Reform Act extended the franchise to much of the male working class.
  《1867年改革法》扩大了选举权的范围，使多数男性工人都拥有了该权利。
• The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
  最需要这种指导的社会群体是青年男性。
• He was very anxious to prove he was a red-blooded male
  他急于证明自己是一名热血男儿。
• If the gene is present, a human embryo will go on to develop as a male.
  如果这种基因存在，人类胚胎就会发育为男性。
• During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her
  雌性与雄性配对时，雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。