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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- male [meɪl]
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1.
adj
of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
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2.
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of a man; masculine
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3.
adj
for or composed of men or boys
- a male choir
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4.
adj
(of gametes) capable of fertilizing an egg cell in sexual reproduction
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5.
adj
(of reproductive organs, such as a testis or stamen) capable of producing male gametes
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6.
adj
(of flowers) bearing stamens but lacking a functional pistil
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7.
adj
[electronics]
[mechanical engineering]
having a projecting part or parts that fit into a female counterpart
- a male plug
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8.
n
a male person, animal, or plant
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin masculus
masculine
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1.
adj
of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Examples
- male chauvinism
- 大男子主义 → chauvinism
- male (或external) screw
- 阳螺旋，外螺纹 → screw
- The male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs.
- 雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。 → sit
- male and female students
- 男女学生 → female
- a male prostitute
- 男妓 → prostitute
- the alpha male → alpha
- male chauvinism → chauvinism
- a male choir → male
- a male plug → male
- Hemingway's myth of the male hero → myth
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