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female
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Derivatives :
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femaleness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- female
['fiːmeɪl]
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noun
[c]
[动]
雌兽
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2.
noun
(woman) 女性
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adjective
[动]
雌性的
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4.
adjective
[+sex]
[ character]
[ child]
女性的
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5.
adjective
(relating to women) 妇女的
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male and female students
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男女学生
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- female
[ˈfiːmeɪl]
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n.[c]
雌性体
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In general, males tend to compete with one another for females.
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一般来说,雄性会为了雌性而互相竞争。
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2.
n.[c]
女人,女子
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Dieting almost seems an integral part of adult female behavior.
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节食几乎好像成了成年女性行为中不可分割的一部分。
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adjective
雌性的,母的
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The feathers of most male and female pheasants are strikingly different.
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大多数雄雉和雌雉的羽毛都差异显著。
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Female holly trees bear the berries.
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雌性冬青树有浆果。
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4.
adjective
女性化的,女性特质的
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The Female Suffrage movement experienced rapid success.
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妇女选举运动迅速取得了成功。
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adjective
由女性组成的
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Four female members were the only women in the audience.
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观众当中只有四名是女观众。
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the female lead in the play
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戏中的女主角儿
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adjective
凹的,阴的,有内孔的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- female
['fiːmeɪl]
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adj
of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
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2.
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman
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female charm
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3.
adj
for or composed of women or girls
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female suffrage
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a female choir
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4.
adj
(of reproductive organs such as the ovary and carpel) capable of producing female gametes
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5.
adj
(of gametes such as the ovum) capable of being fertilized by a male gamete in sexual reproduction
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adj
(of flowers) lacking, or having nonfunctional, stamens
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adj
having an internal cavity into which a projecting male counterpart can be fitted
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a female thread
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a female animal or plant
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[mildly offensive]
a woman or girl
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[Etymology]
C14: from earlier femelle (influenced by male), from Latin femella a young woman, from femina a woman
Examples
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The word "mother" means "female parent," but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness,etc.
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“mother”一词意为“母亲”,但它总含有慈爱、关怀和温柔等意义。
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Her text is believed to be the oldest female physician's manuscript.
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她的版本被认为是最早由女性医生留下来的手抄本。
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The male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs.
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雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。
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male and female students
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男女学生
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In China, most secretaries are female.
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在中国,多数的秘书是女性。
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