单词 | anal |
释义 | anal (once / 9271 pages) adj Technically, anything anal has to do with your anus, although you'll probably hear it more often to describe someone with a really meticulous, type-A personality. If you've ever heard someone described as anal retentive, you may already know that term means someone is fussy, orderly, compulsive, and — to use a vulgar slang term — tight-assed. Anal things have to do with the anus (in slang, your butthole). The anal stage of childhood occurs when kids are extremely fascinated with their anus. A thermometer that goes up your anus is an anal thermometer. When you hear anal, think "butthole-related." WORD FAMILYanal: anally, preanal USAGE EXAMPLESI was very hesitant about a drastic step such as removing his anal glands, so I started researching, trying to find alternative causes. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) This year, a Kenyan high court ruled that “anal tests” aimed at determining people’s sexual orientation were legal. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) Many of a dog’s identifying smells are in the anal glands. New York Times(Oct 10, 2016) 1adj of or related to the anus anal thermometer 2adj a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. Syn|Ant anal retentive oral a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression |
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