male
US: /ˈmeɪɫ/
UK: /mˈeɪl/
UK: /mˈeɪl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
male /meil/
- tính từ
- trai, đực, trống
- male friend: bạn trai
- male dog: chó đực
- male pigeon: chim bồ câu trống
- male chauvinist: người đàn ông chống bình quyền nam nữ
- mạnh mẽ, trai tráng
- trai, đực, trống
- danh từ
- con trai, đàn ông; con đực, con trống
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 (abbreviation m) belonging to the sex that does not give birth to babies; connected with this sex: a male bird + All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30. + a male nurse / model / colleague + male attitudes to women + male bonding (= the act of forming close friendships between men) + the male menopause (= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50)
Compare: MASCULINE
2 (biology) (of a plant) producing POLLEN rather than seeds and fruit: a male flower
3 (technical) (of electrical PLUGS, parts of tools, etc.) having a part that sticks out which is designed to fit into a hole, SOCKET, etc.
maleness noun [U]: the chromosome that determines maleness
+ noun
a male person, animal or plant: The body is that of a white male aged about 40. + The male of the species has a white tail. + a male-dominated profession + Haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
masculine, man's; virile, manly, manful; Archaic spear:
His is bound to be a male point of view.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be
ADV.
entirely, exclusively
The club is an exclusively male preserve.
| largely, mainly, mostly, overwhelmingly, predominantly
The workforce is predominantly male.
| essentially
an essentially male Western view of progress
| typically | peculiarly
He nodded with a peculiarly male satisfaction at her capitulation.
| traditionally
traditionally male interests
Concise English dictionary
malesmeɪl
noun
+an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
+a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
+the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
adj.
+being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
+characteristic of a man
+for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
