copulate

英 [ˈkɒpjuleɪt]

美 [ˈkɑːpjuleɪt]

v.  性交; 交媾; 交配; 交尾

现在分词：copulating　过去分词：copulated　过去式：copulated　复数：copulates　第三人称单数：copulates　

BNC.23749 / COCA.25319

牛津词典

verb

• 性交；交媾；交配；交尾
  to have sex

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 性交;交配;交尾
  If one animal or personcopulates withanother, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate.
  1. During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her...
     雌性与雄性配对时，雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
  2. Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
     鲸交配需要24小时。

英英释义

verb

• engage in sexual intercourse
  1. Birds mate in the Spring
  Synonym:matepaircouple

双语例句

• They copulate and the male fertilizes the female's eggs.
  它们交配，这样雄性动物就可使雌性动物的卵受精。
• In these unique pictures the smaller octopus is inserting his reproductive arm under the mantle of the larger octopus and attempting to copulate.
  在这特殊图片，较小章鱼以生殖触手插入较大章鱼的套膜下，并试图交配。
• The intramedullary nail is mainly characterized by including a solid nail body, the upper section of which is an external screw thread rod and a copulate fixedly pressure-adding screw cap;
  它的主要特征是包括实心体钉体，其上段为外螺纺杆及配合的固定加压螺帽；
• The female and male adults may copulate for many times in their lives. 8 ∶ 00 and 16 ∶ 00 everyday are the time of copulated peak.
  雌、雄成虫一生可多次交尾，每天8时和16时为交尾高峰。
• The presence of the dominant stallion markedly reduces harassment from bachelor males, which might otherwise chase and attempt to copulate with the females.
  种马的存在，可以有效降低单身雄马追求雌马，并企图与之交配的性骚扰问题。
• Besides, the catastrophe may also affect mating this year, Huang added as May is when pandas usually copulate.
  黄补充说，另外这场大灾难也影响了今年动物的交配，五月正是大熊猫交配的时间。
• I would also like to tell the world that animals love. There's not an animal on this planet that will copulate with anything that comes along.
  我还想分享一下关于动物爱情的故事。世界上任何一种动物都不会饥不择食地寻找活物进行交配。
• Adult females can copulate and lay eggs on the day of emergence, and they usually choose the2nd-3rd nymphs of the aphid to parasite.
  羽化当天即可交配、产卵；产卵时一般选择2～3龄的大豆蚜进行寄生。
• During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her
  雌性与雄性配对时，雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
• Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
  鲸交配需要24小时。