| 单词 | female |
| 释义 | female (once / 77 pages) adjn The female animals are the ones who can have babies. They’re not males. Girls and women are female humans, but there are male and female animals of all kinds. Just ask Noah. Female animals are those that produce ova, which are fertilized by the spermatozoa of males. The main difference between females and males is that females bear the offspring — and that goes for dogs, chickens, catfish, and anything in between. There are even male and female squash flowers. The word female is used equally as a noun and an adjective. For example, the female lead in a play is inevitably a female. WORD FAMILYfemale: femaleness, females USAGE EXAMPLESThe driver abandoned the car and fled on foot; his female passenger was detained and questioned by authorities, and later released, Nicholson said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) In addition, Rossello pledged to provide female government employees with the same pay as their male counterparts. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) She will be the third artistic director in the history of PS122, which was founded in 1980, and is its first female leader. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop a female heir female holly trees bear the berries Syn|Ant egg-producing, young-bearing capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring pistillatehaving gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant feminineassociated with women and not with men male being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation androgynoushaving both male and female characteristics malefor or pertaining to or composed of men or boys antheral, staminatecapable of fertilizing female organs phallic, priapicresembling or being a phallus priapicoverly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality young-begettingcapable of fathering offspring bisexual, epicenehaving an ambiguous sexual identity gynandromorphic, gynandromorphoushaving both male and female morphological characteristics hermaphrodite, hermaphroditicof animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs intersexualhaving sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female pseudohermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditichaving internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex masculineassociated with men and not with women 2adj characteristic of or peculiar to a woman female sensitiveness female suffrage Syn distaff feminine associated with women and not with men 3adj for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls the female lead in the play a female chorus 4n an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) Ant|Hypo|Hyper male an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) hen female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster damfemale parent of an animal especially domestic livestock female mammalanimals that nourish their young with milk fillya young female horse under the age of four animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement 5n a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper female person male, male person a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies Io (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer Eve(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden JudithJewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes Bathsheba(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC) Eva Braunthe German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) Catherine of Aragonfirst wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) Delilah(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength Anne Hathawaywife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) Mary Ludwig Hays McCauleyheroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832) Rachel(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin Rebecca(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau Ruththe great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Sarah(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac Wallis Warfield SimpsonUnited States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication female offspring a child who is female female child, girl, little girla youthful female person foster sister, foster-sisteryour foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents girl wonderan extremely talented young female person adult female, womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man) womana female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man Black womana woman who is Black white womana woman who is White amazon, viragoa large strong and aggressive woman maenad(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus bachelor girl, bachelorettea young unmarried woman who lives alone baggagea worthless or immoral woman ball-breaker, ball-bustera demanding woman who destroys men's confidence B-girl, bar girla woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers bas bleu, bluestockinga woman having literary or intellectual interests bridesmaid, maid of honoran unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding broadslang term for a woman Campfire Girla girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18 cata spiteful woman gossip Cinderellaa woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition coquette, flirt, minx, tease, vamp, vampera seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madama woman of refinement daughter, girla female human offspring deb, debutantea young woman making her debut into society divorcee, grass widowa divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband ex, ex-wifea woman who was formerly a particular man's wife dominatrixa dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship) donnaan Italian woman of rank Delilah, enchantress, femme fatale, siren, temptressa woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive eyefula strikingly beautiful woman farm girla girl who has grown up on a farm flower girla young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession geisha, geisha girla Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young womana young woman girla friendly informal reference to a grown woman girl, girlfriend, lady frienda girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved girlfriendany female friend gold diggera woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement gravidaa pregnant woman heroinea woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds inamorataa woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship jezebela shameless impudent scheming woman jilta woman who jilts a lover ladya polite name for any woman maenadan unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman materfamilias, matriarcha female head of a family or tribe matriarcha feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) matrona woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution mestizaa woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) fancy woman, kept woman, mistressan adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man moppeta little girl (usually one you are fond of) mother figurea woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother nanny, nurse, nursemaida woman who is the custodian of children nullipara(obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child houri, nympha voluptuously beautiful young woman nympheta sexually attractive young woman old womana woman who is old schoolgirla girl attending school Scouta Boy Scout or Girl Scout shiksa, shiksea derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweethearta very attractive or seductive looking woman sylpha slender graceful young woman unmarried womana woman who is not married vestala chaste woman Waca member of the Women's Army Corps Wavea member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch widow, widow womana woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried married woman, wifea married woman; a man's partner in marriage wonder womana woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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