copulate

柯林斯词典

1. V-RECIP If one animal or person copulates with another, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate. 性交[技術]
During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her. 雌性與一雄性配對時，雌性不允許其他雄性與其交配。
Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate. 鯨用二十四小時來交配。
2. copulationN-VAR
...acts of copulation. ...交配行爲。