sex
🇬🇧 UK/seks/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSB1
Definitions
n.
Either of the two categories (male or female) into which organisms are divided; sexual activity or intercourse.
性别;性行为,性欲
v.
To determine the sex of an animal; to have sex with someone.
鉴别(动物)性别;与……发生性关系
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsexother
=sex
Common Collocations
- 1.sex education性教育
- 2.opposite sex异性
- 3.safe sex安全性行为
- 4.sex discrimination性别歧视
Example Sentences
- 1.
The form asked applicants to indicate their sex as male or female.
- 2.
Schools are encouraged to provide age-appropriate sex education to students.
- 3.
Research shows that biological sex can influence how certain diseases develop.