sexual
sexual 英 [ˈsekʃuəl] 美 [ˈsɛkʃuəl]
adj. 性的；性别的；有性的
The sexual scandal will detract from the president's fame. 性丑闻将影响总统的名声。
Human beings propagate their species by sexual reproduction, 人类是通过有性生殖来繁衍同类的。
- Anything that's related to reproduction can be described as sexual. It's also used to describe an intimate kind of attraction that occurs between people.
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- adj. 性的；性别的；有性的
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1. The sexual scandal will detract from the president's fame.
性丑闻将影响总统的名声。
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2. Human beings propagate their species by sexual reproduction,
人类是通过有性生殖来繁衍同类的。
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3. The president turned aside all questions on the sexual scandal.
总统对所有关于性丑闻的问题都避而不答。
- sexual (adj.) 1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from Late Latin sexualis "relating to sex," from Latin sexus (see sex (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1766; sexual intercourse attested by 1771; sexual orientation by 1967; sexual harassment by 1975. Sexual revolution attested by 1962. Sexual politics is from 1970. Related: Sexually.
sex·ual ★ AWL / ˈsekʃuəl ; NAmE ˈsekʃuəl / adjective 1 ★ [usually before noun ] connected with the physical activity of sex 性行为的；性的 ◆ sexual behaviour 性行为 ◆ They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. 当时他们之间并没有性关系。 ◆ Her interest in him is purely sexual. 她对他感兴趣纯粹是因为性的原因。 ◆ sexual orientation (= whether you are heterosexualor homosexual) 性爱倾向（指异性恋或同性恋） 2 [only before noun ] connected with the process of producing young 生殖的；有性繁殖的 ◆ the sexual organs (= the penis, vagina,etc.) 生殖器官 ◆ sexual reproduction 有性繁殖 3 [usually before noun ] connected with the state of being male or female 性别的；性的 ◆ sexual characteristics 性别特征 ▶ sex·ual·ly ★ AWL / ˈsekʃəli ; NAmE ˈsekʃəli / adverb ◆ sexually abused children 受到性虐待的儿童 ◆ She finds him sexually attractive. 她觉得他富有性魅力。 ◆ sexually explicit 性方面露骨的 ◆ Girls become sexually mature earlier than boys. 女孩比男孩性成熟早。 sex·ual / ˈsekʃuəl ; NAmE ˈsekʃuəl / sex·ual·ly / ˈsekʃəli ; NAmE ˈsekʃəli /
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