(chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse.
they enjoyed talking about sex
同义词：
sexual intercourseintercourselovemakingmaking lovesex actsexual relationsmatingthe facts of lifesexual reproductionreproductionhave sexual intercoursemake lovesleep with/togethergo to bed with/togethermatearchaic：fornicationcarnal knowledgecongresscommerceinformal：nookiebonkingrumpy pumpya bit of the otherhow's your fatherpata-pataformal：coituscoitioncopulationinformal：the birds and the beesarchaic：fornicatepossesslie with/togethercoupleswiveknowinformal：do itdo the businessgo all the waymake whoopeehave one's way withbedknow in the biblical sensetumblebonkget one's oatsboffget it onformal：copulateeuphemistic：be intimate
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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.
adults of both sexes
同义词：
gender
动词
1
determine the sex of.
sexing chickens
2
present something in a more interesting or lively way.
the department set up a task force to help sex up the concept of conserving water
3
arouse or attempt to arouse someone sexually.
1
variant spelling of sexi-, shortened before a vowel (as in sexennial ), or shortened before a consonant (as in sexfoil ).
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she was well known for her efforts to improve the social condition of her sex
I didn't want to have sex with him
the same allowances for childcare should be available to all single parents irrespective of sex
the department set up a task force to help sex up the concept of conserving water
they enjoyed talking about sex
the fish were separated by sex and held in storage tanks
