to mate

常見(jiàn)例句

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(jìn)了我的屋，我以為它把籠子打翻了呢，但是沒(méi)有，籠子好好的，外面圍滿了從幾英里外趕來(lái)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(dǎo)致為數(shù)不少的雌白鹮無(wú)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(duì)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(shuō)得過(guò)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(shí)踐。
哈佛公開(kāi)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(jì)》的第六章，也就是你們指出來(lái)的很好的一章,去看，你們會(huì)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(kāi)課 - 舊約導(dǎo)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.
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The need for a screw with threads shaped to mate with the substance it is penetrating has always been out there.
FORBES: The Taming of the Screw
Females—who can produce but a limited number of offspring regardless of how many mates they have—want to mate with the best available male.
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