intercourse

noun

/ˈɪntəkɔːs/

/ˈɪntərkɔːrs/

[uncountable]

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(also sexual intercourse)
(formal) the physical activity of sex, usually describing the act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina
- The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions.
- anal intercourse
Extra Examples
- He admitted that intercourse had taken place.
- She denied having had sexual intercourse with him.
- She never had sexual intercourse before she was married.
- The judge asked if she had consented to intercourse.
- intercourse between consenting adults
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sexual
- heterosexual
- homosexual
- …
verb + intercourse
- engage in
- have
- indulge in
- …
intercourse + verb
- occur
- take place
preposition
- during intercourse
- intercourse between
- intercourse with
- …
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(old-fashioned) communication between people, countries, etc.
- the importance of social intercourse between different age groups
- Life is a pleasant blend of work and social intercourse.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- social
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French entrecours ‘exchange, commerce’, from Latin intercursus, from intercurrere ‘intervene’, from inter- ‘between’ + currere ‘run’. The specifically sexual use arose in the late 18th cent.

单词	intercourse
释义	intercourse noun /ˈɪntəkɔːs/ /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/ [uncountable] jump to other results (also sexual intercourse) (formal) the physical activity of sex, usually describing the act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. anal intercourse Extra Examples He admitted that intercourse had taken place. She denied having had sexual intercourse with him. She never had sexual intercourse before she was married. The judge asked if she had consented to intercourse. intercourse between consenting adults Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sexual heterosexual homosexual … verb + intercourse engage in have indulge in … intercourse + verb occur take place preposition during intercourse intercourse between intercourse with … See full entry (old-fashioned) communication between people, countries, etc. the importance of social intercourse between different age groups Life is a pleasant blend of work and social intercourse. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective social See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French entrecours ‘exchange, commerce’, from Latin intercursus, from intercurrere ‘intervene’, from inter- ‘between’ + currere ‘run’. The specifically sexual use arose in the late 18th cent.
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