copulate

英 ['kɒpjʊleɪt] 美
  • vi. 交配;交媾
  • adj. 连接的;联合的;结合的

中文词源


copulate 交配

co-, 强调。ap-,连接,词源同apt,couple.

英文词源


copulate
copulate: see couple
copulate (v.)
early 15c., "to join," from Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare "join together, couple, bind, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- (1) "to take, reach" (see apt). Sexual sense attested from 1630s. Related: Copulated; copulating.

双语例句


1. Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
鲸交配需要24小时。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Then the hybrids are allowed to self - copulate naturally, and several lines are established.
然后让杂种天然自交, 这样就形成几个品系.

来自辞典例句

4. To copulate with ( a ewe ) . Used of a ram.
这母羊只产了一个羊羔.

来自互联网

5. I want all the kids to copulate me.
我想让所有的孩子都来和我交配.

来自互联网

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