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copulate (with sb/sth)
不及物动词，可单独使用，表示交配行为。
Animals copulate to reproduce.
动物通过交配繁殖。
交配；交媾
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交配；交媾
to engage in sexual intercourse
Animals copulate to reproduce.
动物通过交配繁殖。
交配
engage in sexual intercourse
copulate
Base
原形
copulates
3rd person
第三人称单数
copulating
-ing
现在分词
copulated
Past
过去式
copulated
Past participle
过去分词
Many animals copulate during the mating season.
许多动物在交配季节进行交配。
The pair copulated successfully last night.
这对昨晚成功交配了。
The researchers are observing the birds as they copulate.
研究人员正在观察这些鸟交配。
规则动词
Many species of birds copulate during the spring mating season.
许多鸟类在春季繁殖季节交配。
The researchers observed the turtles copulating in the shallow water.
研究人员观察到海龟在浅水中交配。
These fish usually copulate just after sunrise.
这些鱼通常在日出后不久交配。
不及物动词，可单独使用，表示交配行为。
Animals copulate to reproduce.
动物通过交配繁殖。
用介词 with 引出交配的对象。
The male copulated with the female.
雄性与该雌性交配。
Not this
He copulated her.
Use this
He copulated with her.
“copulate” 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需加介词 “with”。
Not this
They had copulate.
Use this
They had copulation.
“copulate” 是动词，表示 “性交” 的名词形式是 “copulation”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与……交配
The male bird copulates with the female during mating season.
雄鸟在繁殖季节与雌鸟交配。
成功交配
Only the strongest males manage to copulate successfully.
只有最强壮的雄性才能成功交配。
交配中的一对
The researchers observed a copulating pair of beetles.
研究人员观察到了一对正在交配的甲虫。
在野外交配
These animals rarely copulate in the wild.
这些动物很少在野外交配。
拒绝交配
The female may refuse to copulate if the male is too aggressive.
如果雄性过于强势，雌性可能会拒绝交配。
Use copulate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 couple（情侣/配偶）：copulate 就是一对伴侣进行交配。
语域：formal 常见场景：生物学或动物学文献、医学或正式书面语 copulate 是比较正式或技术性的说法，多用于生物学、动物学或医学等专业书面语；日常口语中通常更常用 have sex、mate 等词。请根据语境选择正式程度。
以上单词与 copulate 一样，重音在第一个音节，末尾音节读 /leɪt/，押韵。注意拼写相似的 consulate（名词）读 /ˈkɑːnsələt/，末尾音节弱读为 /ət/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.