male
US /meɪl/
adjective, noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The survey included both male and female customers from several different cities.
Word Family
NounNoun
male gốc
maleness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
male gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- masculinea gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
Collocations
- Easy male studentdescribing male student (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
- Medium male employee demographicsdescribing male employee demographics (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
- Hard male representation on executive boardsdescribing male representation on executive boards (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
- Very Hard breach a traditionally male bastionto breach a traditionally male bastion, meaning to act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
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