copulation

英 [ˌkɒpjuˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːpjuˈleɪʃn]

n.  交配；交尾；连结

复数：copulations　

医学

BNC.23748 / COCA.24488

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

noun

• the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman
  Synonym:sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcoituscoitionsexual congresscongresssexual relationrelationcarnal knowledge

双语例句

• In addition, an improved real-coding copulation operator was also raised.
  另外，给出了一个改进的实数编码的两点交叉算子。
• Observation on copulation and reproduction of Musca domestica
  对家蝇交配与繁殖的观察
• Studies on the reproduction of the oriental migratory locust: the physiological effects of castration and copulation
  东亚飞蝗生殖的研究：去势和交尾在生理上的效应
• Behavior ecological study on copulation and oviposition of Apis cerana cerana Fab
  中华蜜蜂交配和产卵行为生态学研究
• The nuptial gift behavior was observed and the females consume the offering of the males during copulation.
  观察到了雄虫的献礼行为，雌虫边取食边交配。
• The grass grows and the horse is ruttish, how reasonable the natural is in turn. The copulation in mule market has become the common thing.
  草长马发情，这种自然界的交替是多么合乎情理。骡马市上的交配也就成了情理之事。
• The copulation in mule market has become the common thing.
  骡马市上的交配也就成了情理之事。
• Adults are active in daytime and copulation tookplace from evening to next early morning.
  成虫白天活动，黄昏时交尾，羽化多集中于凌晨。
• Study on the Change of Reproductive Hormones in Crab-eating Macaque after Copulation in Guangxi Area
  广西地区食蟹猴配种后主要生殖激素的变化
• This is the law of him that hath the issue of seed, and that is defiled by copulation.
  这是有关因淋病，或遗精沾染不洁的人。