单词 | menstruate |
释义 | menstruate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Humanmenstruatemen‧stru‧ate /ˈmenstrueɪt/ verb [intransitive]HBHwhen a woman menstruates, usually every month, blood flows from her body —menstruation /ˌmenstruˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmenstruate• She did not regularly use tampons and was not menstruating at the time of admission.• We will be menstruating for about 30 years of our lives.• A woman who was menstruating was not allowed into the Temple.Origin menstruate (1800-1900) Late Latin past participle of menstruari, from Latin menstruus “monthly”, from mensis “month” |
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