male
adjective uk/meɪl/ us/meɪl/
(SEX)
B1 男（性）的；男子的；雄性的，公的
used to refer to men or boys, or the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or eggs itself
male students 男学生
a male giraffe 雄性长颈鹿
IT is very much a male-dominated industry. 信息产业在很大程度上是男性的一统天下。
What percentage of the adult male population is unemployed? 成年男性中的失业比例是多少？
The male parts of the flower are the stamens and the anthers. 花的雄性部分是雄蕊和花药。
See also: masculine (MALE)
- More examples
- A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen.
- The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers.
- She's going out with a male model.
- The critics picked him out as the outstanding male dancer of the decade.
- Industry is still a preponderantly male environment.
(CONNECTING PART)
engineering, electronics specialized（零部件）阳的，凸形的，插入的
used to refer to a piece of equipment that has a part that sticks out and can be fitted into a hollow part in another piece of equipment
a male plug 阳插头
Compare: female adjective (CONNECTING PART)
male
noun [ C ] uk/meɪl/ us/meɪl/
B2 男孩;男子，男性;雄性
a boy, man, or male animal
The male of the species is less aggressive. 这一物种雄性的攻击性较弱。
Among the bodies are two unidentified British males. 尸体中有两具属于身份不明的英国男子。
- More examples
- The kitten was actually a female, not a male.
- He's just your average 25-year-old hot-blooded male.
- The female bird incubates the eggs for about sixteen days while the male brings food.
- He says he's a red-blooded American male!
- The chief suspect for the robbery is a Caucasian male.