male /meɪl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

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

  例：

  Many women achievers appear to pose a threat to their male colleagues.

  许多女性成功者似乎对她们的男同事造成一种威胁。

  例：

  The company has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi.

  该公司聘了两名来自波修瓦剧院的男舞蹈演员。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  ...the remains of a Caucasian male, aged 65-70.

  …一个年龄在65至70岁之间的高加索男子的遗骸。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  Massive male unemployment has diminished the status of men in the family.

  大量男性失业已经降低了男人在家庭中的地位。

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  Males and females take turns brooding the eggs.

  雌雄轮流孵卵。

• 5. 

  ADJ Male is also an adjective. 雄性的

  例：

  After mating, the male wasps tunnel through the sides of their nursery.

  交配后，雄黄蜂们从育蜂室的两侧钻过。