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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
male
male [male males] adjective, noun BrE [meɪl] NAmE [meɪl]
adjective
1. (abbr.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
see also ↑alpha male
2. (biology) (of most plants)producing ↑pollen
•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.
compare ↑female
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
Example Bank:
•He nodded with a peculiarly male satisfaction at her capitulation.
•I had grown up in a very male environment.
•That was a very male way of dealing with things.
•The club is an exclusively male preserve.
•The workforce is predominantly male.
•an essentially male Western view of progress
•traditionally male interests
Derived Word: ↑maleness
noun
a male person, animal or plant
• The male of the species has a white tail.
•a male-dominated profession
• (formal) The body is that of a white male aged about 40.
• Haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males.
compare ↑female
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
Example Bank:
•The male of the species has darker feathers.
•The male of the species has more brightly-coloured feathers than the female.
•the dominant male in the herd
•Haemophilia is a condition that mostly affects males.
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