单词 | sex |
释义 | noun | verb sexsex1 /sɛks/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun 1[uncountable] science, biology physical activity between two people that involves the joining of their sexual organs, done either to produce babies, or for pleasure SYN sexual intercourse: There is too much sex and violence on TV. At what age should kids learn about sex? They believe it’s wrong to have sex (=do this activity) outside marriage. He had had sex with several partners. We always explain how to practice safe sex (=ways of having sex without spreading disease). the dangers of unprotected sex (=sex without a condom)2[countable, uncountable] science, biology the male or female nature of a person, animal, or plant: Are the twins the same sex?3[countable] all men considered as a group, or all women considered as a group: differences between the sexes He’s very nervous around members of the opposite sex (=people that are not his own sex). [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin sexus] → see also same-sex, single-sex noun | verb sexsex2 verb [transitive] science, biology to find out whether an animal is male or female |
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