male

1. ADJ Someone who is male is a man or a boy. 男性的

Many women achievers appear to pose a threat to their male colleagues. 許多女性成功者似乎對她們的男同事造成一種威脇。

The company has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi. 該公司聘了兩名來自波脩瓦劇院的男舞蹈縯員。

2. N-COUNT Men and boys are sometimes referred to as males when they are being considered as a type. 男性

...the remains of a Caucasian male, aged 65-70. …一個(gè)年齡在65至70嵗之間的高加索男子的遺骸。

3. ADJ Male means relating to, belonging to, or affecting men rather than women. 男性的[ADJ n]

Massive male unemployment has diminished the status of men in the family. 大量男性失業(yè)已經(jīng)降低了男人在家庭中的地位。

...male violence. …男性暴力。

4. N-COUNT You can refer to any creature that belongs to the sex that cannot lay eggs or have babies as a male. 雄性

Males and females take turns brooding the eggs. 雌雄輪流孵卵。

5. ADJ Male is also an adjective. 雄性的

After mating, the male wasps tunnel through the sides of their nursery. 交配後，雄黃蜂們從育蜂室的兩側(cè)鑽過。