male
/meɪl/
adj. / n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
男性的;雄性的;男性;雄性动物
释义与例句
adj.
男性的;雄性的
belonging to the sex that produces sperm and is typically able to fertilize eggs
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The male bird has brighter feathers than the female.
雄鸟的羽毛比雌鸟更鲜艳。
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The choir needs more male voices for this piece.
合唱团演唱这首曲子需要更多男声。
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The study included an equal number of male and female participants.
这项研究纳入的男性与女性参与者人数相等。
n.
男性;雄性动物
a male person or animal
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The male guards the nest while the female searches for food.
雌鸟觅食时,雄鸟负责守护巢穴。
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All the participants were healthy males aged between twenty and thirty.
所有参与者都是二十至三十岁之间的健康男性。
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A fully grown male can weigh twice as much as a female.
一只完全长成的雄性动物体重可达雌性动物的两倍。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
male 与 mail 同音,但 male 是“男性/雄性”,mail 是“邮件/邮寄”;male 的反义词是 female。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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maleness 男性特征;雄性不可数名词,指男性或雄性的性别状态或特征,日常使用频率低于 male。
反义词
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female 女性的;雌性的;女性;雌性动物male 与 female 都可描述人类或动物的生理性别,也都可作名词;描述人的社会性别角色或气质时,常用 masculine/feminine,而不是 male/female。The female lays her eggs in a shallow nest. 雌鸟把蛋产在一个浅巢里。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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masculine 男子气概的;阳性的male 表示生理性别为男性或雄性,也可用于机械接头“凸形的”;masculine 描述被认为具有男性特质的外表、行为或风格,还可指语法上的阳性。male 是性别分类,masculine 是特征或语法分类。He has a deep, masculine voice. 他有一副低沉而有男子气概的嗓音。
常见搭配
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male and female 男性和女性;雄性和雌性The survey was completed by both male and female students. 男生和女生都完成了这项调查。
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a male voice 男声A male voice on the phone asked to speak to the manager. 电话里一个男声要求与经理通话。
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a male nurse 男护士A male nurse showed us how to change the dressing safely. 一位男护士向我们演示了如何安全更换敷料。