female
adj
noun
ˈfiːmeɪl adj
1 relating to women or girls 女(性)的;
female voters
女性选民
Over half of the staff is female.
半数以上的职员是女性。
2 belonging to the sex that can have babies or produce eggs 雌(性)的; 母的;
a female spider
母蜘蛛
3 a female plant or flower produces fruit 雌性植物的,雌蕊的;
4 a female part of a piece of equipment has holes into which the male part can be fitted [术语] 〔零件〕阴的,内孔的,凹的; technical
a female plug
内孔式插头
noun
5 an animal that belongs to the sex that can have babies or produce eggs 女性; 雌性动物;
6 a woman or girl 女人; 女孩;
As a group, females performed better on the test than males.
作为一个小组,女性在这次测试中的表现胜过男性。
7 a plant that produces flowers or fruit 雌性植物,雌株;