1 being a woman or a girl 女的:
a female artist/employer/student女艺术家╱雇主╱学生
2 being of the sex that produce eggs or give birth to babies 雌的;母的:
a female cat雌猫
3 (used about plants and flowers) that can produce fruit (指植物和花卉)雌性的
female²
/ˈfi:meɪl ||; ˈfimel/noun[C]
1 an animal that can produce eggs or give birth to babies; a plant that can produce fruit 雌性动物;雌性植物
2 a woman or a girl 女子
Female and male are used only to describe the sex of a creature. To describe the qualities we think of as typical of females and males, we use feminine and masculine. female和male只表示生物的性别。形容雌性和雄性的特质用feminine和masculine。
female1/ˋfi͵mel; ˈfiːmeIl/adj 1 belonging to the sex that can have babies or produce eggs [ male ; → feminine] 女(性)的﹔雌(性)的: a female monkey 一只母猴female workers 女工the female sex 女性see box at见 WOMAN 方框2 a female plant or flower produces fruit [→ male]〔植物或花〕雌性的﹐有雌蕊的
female2n [C] a person or animal that belongs to the sex that can have babies or produce eggs [ male ; → feminine] 女性﹔雌性动物: The female is smaller than the male. 雌性比雄性个头小。