engage in coition
正式/医学用语
They engaged in coition.
他们进行了交媾。
性交，交媾
coitions — plural of coition
性交；交媾；性交；[医] 性交
the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
正式或医学术语
性交
Sexual intercourse.
In many species, coition is necessary for reproduction.
在许多物种中，交媾是繁殖所必需的。
用法提示：名词，用作主语，指性交行为。
The doctor explained the physiological changes during coition.
医生解释了交媾期间的生理变化。
用法提示：名词，在介词后作宾语，指性交过程。
Ancient texts often described coition in euphemistic terms.
古代文献常用委婉语描述交媾。
用法提示：名词，在动词后作宾语，指性交活动。
正式/医学用语
They engaged in coition.
他们进行了交媾。
Coition between a man and a woman is necessary for natural reproduction.
男女之间的交媾是自然繁殖所必需的。
The act of coition is a fundamental biological process.
交媾行为是一种基本的生理过程。
Certain diseases can be transmitted during coition.
某些疾病可能在交媾过程中传播。
grammar · medium
易错句子They had a coition last night.
正确表达They had coition last night.
Coition 是不可数名词，通常不加不定冠词 ‘a’。
grammar · medium
易错句子They coited last night.
正确表达They engaged in coition last night.
Coition 是名词，不是动词；不应将其变位为过去式。
coitus 更常用于医学或生物学语境，而 coition 较为文雅或古旧
copulation 强调交配过程中雄性与雌性的生理结合，比 coition 更中性且常用于动物
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