male

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/meɪl/

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being a man or boy
- a male friend/colleague/partner
- a male nurse/model/dancer
- All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30.
- The workforce is predominantly male.
- There are three lead male characters in the film.
- Female students asked more questions than their male counterparts.
Homophones mail | male
mail male
/meɪl/

/meɪl/
- mail noun
  I think the card got lost in the mail.
- mail verb
  I'll mail you a formal invitation.
- male adjective
  The male characters in the book are all well drawn.
- male noun
  The strongest male will become the leader of the pack.
Extra Examples
- Nate Parker was the romantic male lead in the film.
- His only male role model is his school soccer coach, Ben.
- About 40 per cent of the city's male population smoke.
- a decrease in the ratio of male to female babies
Topics People in societya2
(abbreviation m)
belonging to the sex that does not lay eggs or give birth to babies
- a male bird
- male hormones/fertility/sexuality
Extra Examples
- a study on the difference between the male and female brain
- Beautiful male bodies abound in the visual art of the period.
Topics Biologya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- entirely
- exclusively
- largely
- …
See full entry
of men; typical of men; affecting men
- male attitudes to women
- traditionally male interests
- The club is an exclusively male preserve.
- (British English) a male voice choir
compare masculine
Extra Examples
- Indigenous male life expectancy is 69 years.
- I had grown up in a very male environment.
- That was a very male way of dealing with things.
- an essentially male Western view of progress
Topics People in societya2
(biology) (of a plant or flower) producing pollen
- Live oaks produce male flowers called catkins.
- Pollen has not been investigated, as male flowers were not available.
(specialist) (of electrical plugs, parts of tools, etc.) having a part that sticks out that is designed to fit into a hole, socket, etc.
- male connectors/adapters
- A male connector and a female connector plug into each other.
compare female

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.

male

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/meɪl/

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a male person, animal or plant
- The male of the species has a white tail.
- a male-dominated profession
- an adult/adolescent male
- (formal) The body is that of a white male aged about 40.
- Haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males.
compare female
Homophones mail | male
mail male
/meɪl/

/meɪl/
- mail noun
  I think the card got lost in the mail.
- mail verb
  I'll mail you a formal invitation.
- male adjective
  The male characters in the book are all well drawn.
- male noun
  The strongest male will become the leader of the pack.
see also alpha male, dead white male, she-male
Extra Examples
- the dominant male in the herd
- He was approached by two males wearing ski masks.
- To a red-blooded American male, nothing says patriotism like baseball.
Topics Biologya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- adult
- mature
- adolescent
- …
phrases
- the male of the species
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.

单词	male
释义	male adjective OPAL WOPAL S /meɪl/ /meɪl/ jump to other results being a man or boy a male friend/colleague/partner a male nurse/model/dancer All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30. The workforce is predominantly male. There are three lead male characters in the film. Female students asked more questions than their male counterparts. Homophones mail \| malemail male /meɪl/ /meɪl/ mail noun I think the card got lost in the mail. mail verb I'll mail you a formal invitation. male adjective The male characters in the book are all well drawn. male noun The strongest male will become the leader of the pack. Extra Examples Nate Parker was the romantic male lead in the film. His only male role model is his school soccer coach, Ben. About 40 per cent of the city's male population smoke. a decrease in the ratio of male to female babies Topics People in societya2 (abbreviation m) belonging to the sex that does not lay eggs or give birth to babies a male bird male hormones/fertility/sexuality Extra Examples a study on the difference between the male and female brain Beautiful male bodies abound in the visual art of the period. Topics Biologya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb entirely exclusively largely … See full entry of men; typical of men; affecting men male attitudes to women traditionally male interests The club is an exclusively male preserve. (British English) a male voice choir compare masculine Extra Examples Indigenous male life expectancy is 69 years. I had grown up in a very male environment. That was a very male way of dealing with things. an essentially male Western view of progress Topics People in societya2 (biology) (of a plant or flower) producing pollen Live oaks produce male flowers called catkins. Pollen has not been investigated, as male flowers were not available. (specialist) (of electrical plugs, parts of tools, etc.) having a part that sticks out that is designed to fit into a hole, socket, etc. male connectors/adapters A male connector and a female connector plug into each other. compare female Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’. male noun OPAL WOPAL S /meɪl/ /meɪl/ jump to other results a male person, animal or plant The male of the species has a white tail. a male-dominated profession an adult/adolescent male (formal) The body is that of a white male aged about 40. Haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males. compare female Homophones mail \| malemail male /meɪl/ /meɪl/ mail noun I think the card got lost in the mail. mail verb I'll mail you a formal invitation. male adjective The male characters in the book are all well drawn. male noun The strongest male will become the leader of the pack. see also alpha male, dead white male, she-male Extra Examples the dominant male in the herd He was approached by two males wearing ski masks. To a red-blooded American male, nothing says patriotism like baseball. Topics Biologya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective adult mature adolescent … phrases the male of the species See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
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