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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

female ['fiːmeɪl]
  1. 1. noun [c] [动] 雌兽
  2. 2. noun (woman) 女性
  3. 3. adjective [动] 雌性
  4. 4. adjective [+sex] [ character] [ child] 女性的
  5. 5. adjective (relating to women) 妇女的
    male and female students
    男女学生

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

female [ˈfiːmeɪl]
  1. 1. n.[c] 雌性
    In general, males tend to compete with one another for females.
    一般来说雄性为了雌性互相竞争
  2. 2. n.[c] 女人女子
    Dieting almost seems an integral part of adult female behavior.
    节食几乎好像成了成年女性行为不可分割的一部分。
  3. 3. adjective 雌性的,母的
    The feathers of most male and female pheasants are strikingly different.
    大多数雄雉和雌雉的羽毛差异显著
    Female holly trees bear the berries.
    雌性冬青树浆果
  4. 4. adjective 女性化的,女性特质
    The Female Suffrage movement experienced rapid success.
    妇女选举运动迅速取得成功
  5. 5. adjective 女性组成的
    Four female members were the only women in the audience.
    观众当中只有四名是女观众
    the female lead in the play
    戏中的女主角儿
  6. 6. adjective 凹的,阴的,有内孔

Collins English-English Dictionary

female ['fiːmeɪl]
  1. 1. adj of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  2. 2. adj of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman
    female charm
  3. 3. adj for or composed of women or girls
    female suffrage
    a female choir
  4. 4. adj (of reproductive organs such as the ovary and carpel) capable of producing female gametes
  5. 5. adj (of gametes such as the ovum) capable of being fertilized by a male gamete in sexual reproduction
  6. 6. adj (of flowers) lacking, or having nonfunctional, stamens
  7. 7. adj having an internal cavity into which a projecting male counterpart can be fitted
    a female thread
  8. 8. n a female animal or plant
  9. 9. n [mildly offensive] a woman or girl
  10. 10. n [Etymology] C14: from earlier femelle (influenced by male), from Latin femella a young woman, from femina a woman

Examples

The word "mother" means "female parent," but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness,etc.
“mother”一词意为“母亲”,但它总含有慈爱、关怀和温柔等意义。
Her text is believed to be the oldest female physician's manuscript.
她的版本被认为是最早由女性医生留下来的手抄本。
The male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs.
雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。
male and female students
男女学生
In China, most secretaries are female.
在中国,多数的秘书是女性。

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