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sex的意思是：
1、作名词的意思是：性别;两性之一;性，性特征;性活动
2、作及物动词的意思是：辨识性别;引起性欲;吸引
sex 读法 英 [seks] 美 [sɛks]
短语：
1、sex appeal 性感；吸引力
2、sex hormone [生化]性激素
3、sex discrimination 性别歧视；雌雄鉴别
4、sex change 变性，变性手术
例句：
She continually failed to gain promotion because of her sex.
由于性别的原因，她频频得不到升职。
一、sex的用法：
1、sex的基本意思是“性别,性”,指人的男性或女性,动物的雄性或雌性,用作不可数名词。
2、sex可表示“性行为,性吸引,性感”,用作不可数名词。sex还可表示“男性或女性”,用作可数名词。the sex可统指“女子们”, the sexes, both sexes, two sexes可统指“男人们和女人们,男女”。
3、the weaker sex作“妇女”解,用于贬义,含有性别歧视的意味。
二、sex的近义词：gender
gender 读法 英 ['dʒendə] 美 ['dʒɛndɚ]
作名词的意思是：性；性别；性交
作及物动词的意思是： 生（过去式gendered，过去分词gendered，现在分词gendering，第三人称单数genders，形容词genderless）
短语：
1、gender gap 性别差异
2、gender identity 性别认同；性别认定；性（别）身份
3、gender studies 性别研究
4、gender issues 性别问题
例句：
Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.
女性有时仅仅因为她们的性别而被剥夺机会。
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sex noun [mass noun](chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse （多指人的）性行为，性交 he enjoyed talking about sex. 他喜欢谈论性话题。 she didn't want to have sex with him. 她不想与他发生性关系。 ■[insing.]a person's genitals (used in novels to avoid more vulgar or anatomically explicit terms) 生殖器（用于小说中避免更粗俗或更露骨的词） either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions 性，性别 adults of both sexes. 成年男女。 ■[mass noun]the fact of belonging to one of these categories 男（或雄）性；女（或雌）性 direct discrimination involves treating someone less favourably on the grounds of their sex. 直接歧视即指根据性别给与不公正对待。 ■the group of all members of either of these categories 〔总称〕男人；女人 she was well known for her efforts to improve the social condition of her sex. 她因努力改善女性社会状况而闻名。 verb [with obj.] determine the sex of 确定…的性别 sexing fish. 鉴别鱼的性别。 (sex someone up)(informal)arouse or attempt to arouse someone sexually (非正式)引起…的性欲 派生 sexer noun 语源 late Middle English (denoting the two categories, male and female): from Old French sexe or Latin sexus 用法 On the difference in use between the words sex (in sense 2 above) and gender, see usage at gender
