sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1200
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
B1
action
1
sexual activity between people
When two people touch each other in a sexual way, especially having intercourse.
استعمال کا انداز:
to have sex (with [someone])
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
ہم معنی الفاظ
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
متضاد الفاظ
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
لفظی تراکیب
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
موضوعات
relationships
|health
|daily life
|body
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
A2
entity
2
male or female biological category
Whether a person or animal is male or female by birth.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone's] sex is [male/female]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
ہم معنی الفاظ
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
متضاد الفاظ
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
لفظی تراکیب
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
موضوعات
science
|health
|body
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- My sex is female.
- The doctor wrote my sex on the form.
- We talked about the differences between the sexes.
اسم
informal
B2
property
3
sexual attractiveness or appeal
How much someone makes others feel sexual interest.
عام غلطی:
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
ہم معنی الفاظ
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
متضاد الفاظ
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
لفظی تراکیب
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
موضوعات
relationships
|media
|emotions
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
گرامر
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sex
IPA
GB/sˈɛks/
US/sˈɛks/
ہجا بندی اور زور
sex (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (sex)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: sex
- Plural: sex, sexes
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
have sex
1/hˈæv sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
engage in sexual activity with someone
To do sexual activity with another person.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- They are a same-sex couple.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in many countries.