male
adj
noun
meɪl adj
1 typical of or relating to men or boys 男性特有的;
a deep male voice
低沉的男声
traditional male values
传统的男性价值观
Motor-racing has largely been a male preserve . (=something that only men have been involved with)
赛车基本上是男人的专利。
2 a male person or animal cannot have babies or lay eggs 男的; 雄的,公的;
adult male bears
成年公熊
Many women earn less than their male colleagues.
许多女性挣的钱比她们的男同事要少。
3 a male plant or flower cannot produce fruit 〔植物或花〕雄性的,雄蕊的;
4 a male PLUG has parts that stick out and that fit into a hole or SOCKET [术语] 〔插头等〕公的,阳的,凸形的; technical
noun
5 a male animal 雄性动物;
The male is usually bigger and more brightly coloured than the female.
雄性通常比雌性体型大,颜色也更鲜艳。
6 a man 男人,男子;
Police described her attacker as a white male aged about 25.
警察称袭击她的人是一个大约 25 岁的白人男子。