sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
英语
~ 1200
义项
0 个义项
名词
B1
action
1
sexual activity between people
When two people touch each other in a sexual way, especially having intercourse.
用法模式：
to have sex (with [someone])
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
近义词
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
反义词
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
搭配
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
主题
relationships
|health
|daily life
|body
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
A2
entity
2
male or female biological category
Whether a person or animal is male or female by birth.
用法模式：
[someone's] sex is [male/female]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
近义词
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
反义词
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
搭配
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
主题
science
|health
|body
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- My sex is female.
- The doctor wrote my sex on the form.
- We talked about the differences between the sexes.
名词
informal
B2
property
3
sexual attractiveness or appeal
How much someone makes others feel sexual interest.
常见错误：
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
近义词
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
反义词
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
搭配
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
主题
relationships
|media
|emotions
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
sex
IPA
GB/sˈɛks/
US/sˈɛks/
音节与重音
sex （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (sex)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: sex
- Plural: sex, sexes
词族
相关表达
have sex
1/hˈæv sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
engage in sexual activity with someone
To do sexual activity with another person.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- They are a same-sex couple.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in many countries.