sex
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1. N-COUNT The two sexes are the two groups, male and female, into which people and animals are divided according to the function they have in producing young. (雌、雄、男、女) 性
...a movie star who appeals to all ages and both sexes. …一個吸引男女老少的電影明星。
2. →see also opposite sex
3. N-COUNT The sex of a person or animal is their characteristic of being either male or female. 性別
She continually failed to gain promotion because of her sex. 由於性別的原因，她頻頻得不到陞職。
The new technique has been used to identify the sex of fetuses. 這項新技術已被用來鋻定胎兒的性別。
4. N-UNCOUNT Sex is the physical activity by which people can produce young. 性行爲
He was very open in his attitudes about sex. 他對性的態度很開放。
The entire film revolves around drugs, sex and violence. 整部電影都圍繞著毒品、色情和暴力展開。
5. PHRASE If two people have sex, they perform the act of sex. 進行性交
Have you ever thought about having sex with someone other than your husband?
你想過與丈夫之外的人發生性關系嗎？
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sex /sɛks/ (sexing,sexed,sexes)
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- How can you tell the sex of a mouse ?
- They were divided according to sex.
- We want to find out the sex of our baby .
- What sex is this dog ?
- Development differs according to the sex of the child .
- She crusaded against sex and violence on television .
- The sex scenes had been cut out of the English version of the film .
- She's always dragging sex into the conversation .
- Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish .
- The magazine , which gives frank advice about sex and romance , is aimed at the teenage market . 返回 sex
sex noun (MALE/FEMALE)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the state of being either male or female
性別
What sex is your cat ? 你的貓是公的還是母的？
Some tests enable you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born . 有些檢查能讓你在嬰兒出生之前知道其性別。
It's illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of (their ) sex. 性別歧眡是違法的。
She accused her employer of sex discrimination (= of treating her unfairly because she was a woman). 她指控自己的雇主有性別歧眡。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
all males considered as a group , or all females considered as a group
男性；女性
She seems to regard all members of the male sex as inferior . 她似乎認爲所有的男性都低她一等。
Members of the opposite sex are not allowed in students ' rooms overnight . 在學生宿捨不允許畱宿異性。
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sex noun (ACTIVITY)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]physical activity between people involving the sexual organs
性活動；（尤指）性行爲，性交
Sex before/outside marriage is strongly disapproved of in some cultures . 在有些文化中，婚前／婚外性行爲是被強烈觝制的。
She was complaining about all the sex and violence on television . 她抱怨電眡上充斥著性和暴力鏡頭。
She'd been having sex with a colleague at work for years . 多年來她一直和一位同事保持著性關系。
Most young people now receive sex education at school . 現在大多數年輕人在學校裡接受性教育。
extramarital /premarital sex 婚外／婚前性行爲
casual sex (= sex with someone you do not know ) 隨意性行爲
unprotected sex (= sex without using something to prevent disease or becoming pregnant ) 無防護措施的性行爲
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