to mate

基本解釋

One day the wretched cat came into my room with a moth in its mouth. I thought it had knocked over the cage but it was still there, surrounded by male hawkmoths who had come for miles to mate.
有一天我看到這討厭的貓嘴里叼著一只蛾子進了我的屋，我以為它把籠子打翻了呢，但是沒有，籠子好好的，外面圍滿了從幾英里外趕來交配的雄天蛾。
Low levels of mercury in the diet of male white ibises cause the birds to mate with each other rather than with females. As a result many of the females can't breed, and fewer chicks are produced.
雄白鹮因吃了含有少量汞的食物而改變性取向，不再與雌白鹮交配，導致為數(shù)不少的雌白鹮無法生育，后代數(shù)量持續(xù)下降。
Since females across species are often the choosier ones when it comes to mate selection, these differences in kissing behavior make sense.
其他物種亦是，雌性對伴侶的選擇更加挑剔，這樣看，接吻行為上的兩性差異也就說得過去了。

The white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate, sitting on their nest in a nearby tree.
We need to merge,to mate the research with the practice.
我們需要將理論結(jié)合實踐。
哈佛公開課 - 幸福課課程節(jié)選
In Genesis 6--I mean, the text you pointed out is a good one but even better, go look at Genesis 6 where you have these nephilim, these divine beings who descend to earth and they mate with female humans.
在《創(chuàng)世紀》的第六章，也就是你們指出來的很好的一章,去看，你們會看到這些偉大的神靈，這些神靈降臨凡間，與人類女子結(jié)合。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導論課程節(jié)選

Time to mate nuclear warheads with Iran's growing arsenal of longer and longer range ballistic and cruise missiles.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Eurofaustians