英语词汇“homosexuality”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Greek literature provides evidence for homosexual activity among both males and females.
Steve was 18 when he told his parents he was homosexual.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Changing social values have increased the numbers of homosexual or unmarried households.
Minton belonged to the kind of homosexual whose ideal is manly because their temperament is feminine.
Mr Portillo's decision, which follows his admission last year to homosexual experiences as a young man, surprised Conservative headquarters.
Nine states have outlawed homosexual marriages.
Should the case of the homosexual union be treated differently?
The 6-3 ruling was hailed by gay activists as a landmark in homosexual rights.
This is true for both heterosexual and homosexual couples.
What did he mean, the homosexual life?

Longman Language Activatorgay► gay

sexually attracted to people of the same sex: · There are very few gay men on television.· The president's record with gay rights groups has been good.· Thousands of people attended the Gay Pride march in Brighton last weekend.· He didn't even realize that Elton John was gay!gay community: · Kirkland is an especially popular figure in the gay community.gay and lesbian: · Gay and lesbian couples should be eligible for the same health benefits as married heterosexual couples.

► lesbian

a woman who is sexually attracted to other women: · I didn't realize I was a lesbian until I was in my twenties.· Lang was the first major pop star to come out as a lesbian.

► homosexual

formal or written sexually attracted to people of the same sex: · Steve was 18 when he told his parents he was homosexual.· Greek literature provides evidence for homosexual activity among both males and females.

► bisexual

sexually attracted to both men and women: · Although Tony's married, he's bisexual.· Oberlin College has a large gay, lesbian, and bisexual student group.· Woolf believed that all human beings are basically bisexual.

► homophobia

hatred and fear of people who are gay: · There's still a lot of homophobia in American society.· Issues of racism, sexism, and homophobia were discussed.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► homosexual homo-

(=sexually attracted to people of the same sex)

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► activity

· He was dismissed for gross misconduct, which seems to have centred on drug taking and homosexual activities.· They are certainly not engaging in homosexual activity, but she is definitely at risk if he is a carrier.· Of these, around 13,900 had been infected through male homosexual activity, 2,000 through drug use and 6,500 through heterosexual activity.· Persons who have engaged in homosexual activities or have shot street drugs within the last 10 years should never donate blood.· The second, 1 Cor 6: 9-11, speaks about both the active and the passive participants in homosexual activity.

► acts

· The photograph depicted two naked men, engaged in one of the most nauseating of homosexual acts.· He was gay at a time when homosexual acts were prosecuted in Britain.· Supported reducing the age of consent for homosexual acts to 16.· The law says you can marry at 16, but not consent to homosexual acts until you are 21.

► behaviour

· With homosexual behaviour, however, the opposite has been true.· Mrs Whitehouse's position was, then, that homosexual behaviour was abnormal and sinful.· Member whatever viewpoint he or she put forward, has condoned homosexual behaviour.

► conduct

· Unlike its recommendations on homosexual conduct, the section of the report that dealt with prostitution was largely uncontroversial.· In employing essentially utilitarian criteria, the Wolfenden Committee gave rise to legislation which decriminalised certain forms of homosexual conduct.· The Committee's recommendations on prostitution were acted upon with far more haste than those concerning homosexual conduct.

► desire

· On the Freudian model it is the repression and sublimation of homosexual desire that helps secure identity and social organization.

► male

· So to the question, Must liberated homosexual males always produce a culture of promiscuity? the answer appears to be no.

► man

· Lambeth Council is trying to encourage more homosexual men and women to adopt children or become foster parents.· Data on rates of infection among homosexual men is scarce.· Main outcome measures - Number of cases of rectal gonorrhoea and newly diagnosed infection in homosexual men.· Design - Case-control study in cohorts of drug misusers and homosexual men.· Many of these predisposing factors are observed more often among drug users than among homosexual men.· For instance, a homosexual man recently became infected with a zidovudine-resistant strain of HIV-1, although he had not taken zidovudine himself.· Prejudices are challenged and myths exposed - for example that only homosexual men and drug users are at risk.· By 1980, venereal disease was widespread-and four out of every five of the patients were homosexual men.

► marriage

· For society, the real choice is between homosexual marriage and homosexual alienation.· The bill also would bar the federal government from recognizing homosexual marriages.· Clinton opposes homosexual marriage, according to White House spokesman Mike McCurry.· All sorts of superficial variations-from homosexual marriage to companionate partnership-may be played on the primal themes of human life.· Nine states have outlawed homosexual marriages.

► relationship

· Simon Hughes continued his dismissal with a swirl of dictionary arguments concerning the unacceptability of homosexual relationships as families.· In his eyes, a monogamous homosexual relationship was as moral as a monogamous heterosexual relationship.· In all institutions complex social systems flourished, based on close emotional, homosexual relationships.· Respondents backed equal rights for gays and lesbians, but they were about evenly split on the morality of homosexual relationships.· In male prisons, while homosexual relationships exist they are less likely to be tolerated if they involve truly loving feelings.· Researchers in Britain however, have not, found homosexual relationships to have the same importance as the basis of a subculture.

► union

· Should the case of the homosexual union be treated differently?· But a small, growing school of Catholic intellectuals argue that natural theology actually supports the morality of homosexual unions.· My analysis of the particular qualities of the institution shows that it may well extend to cover a homosexual union.· More fundamental, and not to be avoided, is the question of whether homosexual unions should be excluded.· In its present form it would have no relevance to homosexual unions and little relevance to a union involving a transsexual.· What, then, of the homosexual union?

WORD FAMILYnounsexsexismsexistsexualitysexinessbisexualbisexualityhomosexualhomosexualityadjectivesexistsexualbisexualhomosexualsexysexlessadverbsexuallysexilyverbsex

单词	homosexuality
释义	homosexualho‧mo‧sex‧u‧al /ˌhəʊməˈsekʃuəl, ˌhɒmə- $ ˌhoʊ-/ ●○○ adjective formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Greek literature provides evidence for homosexual activity among both males and females. Steve was 18 when he told his parents he was homosexual. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Changing social values have increased the numbers of homosexual or unmarried households. Minton belonged to the kind of homosexual whose ideal is manly because their temperament is feminine. Mr Portillo's decision, which follows his admission last year to homosexual experiences as a young man, surprised Conservative headquarters. Nine states have outlawed homosexual marriages. Should the case of the homosexual union be treated differently? The 6-3 ruling was hailed by gay activists as a landmark in homosexual rights. This is true for both heterosexual and homosexual couples. What did he mean, the homosexual life? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorgay► gay sexually attracted to people of the same sex: · There are very few gay men on television.· The president's record with gay rights groups has been good.· Thousands of people attended the Gay Pride march in Brighton last weekend.· He didn't even realize that Elton John was gay!gay community: · Kirkland is an especially popular figure in the gay community.gay and lesbian: · Gay and lesbian couples should be eligible for the same health benefits as married heterosexual couples. ► lesbian a woman who is sexually attracted to other women: · I didn't realize I was a lesbian until I was in my twenties.· Lang was the first major pop star to come out as a lesbian. ► homosexual formal or written sexually attracted to people of the same sex: · Steve was 18 when he told his parents he was homosexual.· Greek literature provides evidence for homosexual activity among both males and females. ► bisexual sexually attracted to both men and women: · Although Tony's married, he's bisexual.· Oberlin College has a large gay, lesbian, and bisexual student group.· Woolf believed that all human beings are basically bisexual. ► homophobia hatred and fear of people who are gay: · There's still a lot of homophobia in American society.· Issues of racism, sexism, and homophobia were discussed. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► homosexual homo- (=sexually attracted to people of the same sex) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► activity · He was dismissed for gross misconduct, which seems to have centred on drug taking and homosexual activities.· They are certainly not engaging in homosexual activity, but she is definitely at risk if he is a carrier.· Of these, around 13,900 had been infected through male homosexual activity, 2,000 through drug use and 6,500 through heterosexual activity.· Persons who have engaged in homosexual activities or have shot street drugs within the last 10 years should never donate blood.· The second, 1 Cor 6: 9-11, speaks about both the active and the passive participants in homosexual activity. ► acts · The photograph depicted two naked men, engaged in one of the most nauseating of homosexual acts.· He was gay at a time when homosexual acts were prosecuted in Britain.· Supported reducing the age of consent for homosexual acts to 16.· The law says you can marry at 16, but not consent to homosexual acts until you are 21. ► behaviour · With homosexual behaviour, however, the opposite has been true.· Mrs Whitehouse's position was, then, that homosexual behaviour was abnormal and sinful.· Member whatever viewpoint he or she put forward, has condoned homosexual behaviour. ► conduct · Unlike its recommendations on homosexual conduct, the section of the report that dealt with prostitution was largely uncontroversial.· In employing essentially utilitarian criteria, the Wolfenden Committee gave rise to legislation which decriminalised certain forms of homosexual conduct.· The Committee's recommendations on prostitution were acted upon with far more haste than those concerning homosexual conduct. ► desire · On the Freudian model it is the repression and sublimation of homosexual desire that helps secure identity and social organization. ► male · So to the question, Must liberated homosexual males always produce a culture of promiscuity? the answer appears to be no. ► man · Lambeth Council is trying to encourage more homosexual men and women to adopt children or become foster parents.· Data on rates of infection among homosexual men is scarce.· Main outcome measures - Number of cases of rectal gonorrhoea and newly diagnosed infection in homosexual men.· Design - Case-control study in cohorts of drug misusers and homosexual men.· Many of these predisposing factors are observed more often among drug users than among homosexual men.· For instance, a homosexual man recently became infected with a zidovudine-resistant strain of HIV-1, although he had not taken zidovudine himself.· Prejudices are challenged and myths exposed - for example that only homosexual men and drug users are at risk.· By 1980, venereal disease was widespread-and four out of every five of the patients were homosexual men. ► marriage · For society, the real choice is between homosexual marriage and homosexual alienation.· The bill also would bar the federal government from recognizing homosexual marriages.· Clinton opposes homosexual marriage, according to White House spokesman Mike McCurry.· All sorts of superficial variations-from homosexual marriage to companionate partnership-may be played on the primal themes of human life.· Nine states have outlawed homosexual marriages. ► relationship · Simon Hughes continued his dismissal with a swirl of dictionary arguments concerning the unacceptability of homosexual relationships as families.· In his eyes, a monogamous homosexual relationship was as moral as a monogamous heterosexual relationship.· In all institutions complex social systems flourished, based on close emotional, homosexual relationships.· Respondents backed equal rights for gays and lesbians, but they were about evenly split on the morality of homosexual relationships.· In male prisons, while homosexual relationships exist they are less likely to be tolerated if they involve truly loving feelings.· Researchers in Britain however, have not, found homosexual relationships to have the same importance as the basis of a subculture. ► union · Should the case of the homosexual union be treated differently?· But a small, growing school of Catholic intellectuals argue that natural theology actually supports the morality of homosexual unions.· My analysis of the particular qualities of the institution shows that it may well extend to cover a homosexual union.· More fundamental, and not to be avoided, is the question of whether homosexual unions should be excluded.· In its present form it would have no relevance to homosexual unions and little relevance to a union involving a transsexual.· What, then, of the homosexual union? Word family WORD FAMILYnounsexsexismsexistsexualitysexinessbisexualbisexualityhomosexualhomosexualityadjectivesexistsexualbisexualhomosexualsexysexlessadverbsexuallysexilyverbsex if someone, especially a man, is homosexual, they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex SYN gay → heterosexual, bisexual: Ruth’s brother was homosexual. homosexual men a homosexual relationship—homosexual noun [countable]—homosexuality /ˌhəʊməsekʃuˈæləti, ˌhɒ- $ ˌhoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
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