male
gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
entity
1
A man or boy; masculine animal
A man, boy, or male animal.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[male] [animal/person]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'male' with 'man'. 'Male' can describe both people and animals, while 'man' is only for adult human males.
คำพ้องความหมาย
man (Refers specifically to an adult human male, not animals.)
|
boy (Refers specifically to a young male human.)
คำตรงข้าม
female (Refers to the opposite biological sex that produces larger reproductive cells (eggs).)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
male student
|male colleague
|male lion
|male voice
|male doctor
หัวข้อ
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The male lion has a large mane.
- He is the only male in the class.
- Male elephants often travel alone.
- That shelter has both male and female dogs.
- The male actor won an award.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The male cat is bigger than the female.
- He is a male teacher.
- A male bird sings loudly.
- The zoo has a new male panda.
- I saw a male horse in the field.
adjective
A2
property
2
Of the masculine sex
Describes a person or animal that is a man, boy, or male animal.
รูปแบบการใช้:
male [noun]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners mistakenly use 'man' instead of 'male' as an adjective. 'Male' is correct before a noun to describe sex.
คำพ้องความหมาย
masculine (More formal or used in contrast with feminine; can also refer to gender traits.)
คำตรงข้าม
female (Describes the opposite biological sex.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
male athlete
|male voice
|male worker
|male role model
หัวข้อ
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Only male birds sing in this species.
- The company hired more male engineers this year.
- Male students must also take the exam.
- They observed a group of male chimpanzees.
- The male flowers are smaller than the female ones.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This is a male dog.
- He is a male student.
- The male bird is red.
- A male singer sang on stage.
- We saw a male deer in the park.
adjective
technical
B1
property
3
Having a projecting connector part
Describes something like a plug that goes into another part to connect it.
รูปแบบการใช้:
male [connector/fitting]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'male' here with the human/animal sense; in technical contexts it refers to connector type, not gender.
คำพ้องความหมาย
plug-type (Informal description emphasizing plug shape.)
คำตรงข้าม
female (Describes the matching connector with an opening for the male part.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
male plug
|male connector
|male end
หัวข้อ
technology
|engineering
|science
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- This cable has a male connector on one end and a female on the other.
- Insert the male plug into the socket.
- The adapter comes with two male ends.
- They replaced the male fitting with a new one.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This wire has a male plug.
- Put the male part into the hole.
- The charger has a male end.
- I need a male connector for this cable.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
male
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
male (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (male)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: male
Noun
- Base: male
- Plural: males
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
male and female
1/mˈeɪl ˈænd fˈimˌeɪl/
fixed phrase
Both sexes together
Describes both men/boys and women/girls, or both sexes of animals or plants.
ตัวอย่าง
- The shelter has both male and female cats.
- They hired an equal number of male and female workers.
the male of the species
1/ðə mˈeɪl əv ðə spˈiʃiz/
fixed phrase
Masculine member of species
The man, boy, or male animal of a certain kind, compared to the female one.
ตัวอย่าง
- In some birds, the male of the species is more colorful than the female.
- The male of the species usually guards the nest.