female
US /ˈfiˌmeɪl/
adjective, noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
More than half of our new employees are female this year.
Word Family
NounNoun
female gốc
femaleness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
female gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- femininea gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
Collocations
- Easy female studentdescribing female student (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
- Medium female entrepreneur networkdescribing female entrepreneur network (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
- Hard increase female representation on boardto make or become greater regarding female representation on board
- Very Hard female labor force participation disparitydescribing female labor force participation disparity (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
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