sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1200
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
B1
action
1
sexual activity between people
When two people touch each other in a sexual way, especially having intercourse.
תבנית שימוש:
to have sex (with [someone])
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
מילים נרדפות
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
הפכים
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
צירופים
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
נושאים
relationships
|health
|daily life
|body
דוגמאות
- They decided to wait before having sex.
- Safe sex practices can reduce the risk of disease.
- The movie contains scenes of explicit sex.
- He admitted to having sex with his partner before marriage.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- They had sex for the first time.
- You should practice safe sex.
- She does not want to have sex now.
- They had sex after they got married.
שם עצם
A2
entity
2
male or female biological category
Whether a person or animal is male or female by birth.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone's] sex is [male/female]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
מילים נרדפות
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
הפכים
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
צירופים
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
נושאים
science
|health
|body
דוגמאות
- The form asks you to state your sex.
- Some animals can change their sex.
- They are studying differences between the sexes.
- Sex is determined at conception.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My sex is female.
- The doctor wrote my sex on the form.
- We talked about the differences between the sexes.
שם עצם
informal
B2
property
3
sexual attractiveness or appeal
How much someone makes others feel sexual interest.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
מילים נרדפות
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
הפכים
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
צירופים
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
נושאים
relationships
|media
|emotions
דוגמאות
- The new ad campaign is all about sex appeal.
- That actor has a lot of sex about him.
- They tried to add some sex to the product launch.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The movie star has a lot of sex appeal.
- The ad shows a woman to add sex appeal.
- He thinks she has no sex appeal.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
sex
IPA
GB/sˈɛks/
US/sˈɛks/
הברות והטעמה
sex (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (sex)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: sex
- Plural: sex, sexes
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
have sex
1/hˈæv sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
engage in sexual activity with someone
To do sexual activity with another person.
דוגמאות
- They decided not to have sex until marriage.
- He admitted that they had sex after the party.
opposite sex
1/ˈɑpəzɪt sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
of different biological categories
When one person is male and the other is female.
דוגמאות
- He finds it hard to talk to the opposite sex.
- Opposite-sex friendships can be challenging for some.
safe sex
1/sˈeɪf sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
sexual activity using protection
Sex where people use things like condoms to stop disease or pregnancy.
דוגמאות
- Schools often teach about safe sex.
- Practicing safe sex reduces health risks.
same sex
1/sˈeɪm sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
of the same biological category
When two people are both male or both female.
דוגמאות
- They are a same-sex couple.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in many countries.