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be + gay
He is gay.
他是同性恋。
同性恋的
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同性恋的
homosexual; relating to or characterized by same-sex attraction
He is gay.
他是同性恋。
同性恋的
Homosexual:
背部直立或弯曲
Upright or curved over the back.
明亮愉快的；令人愉悦的
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
充满或表现出兴高采烈的欢闹
full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth
The garden was gay with flowers in full bloom.
花园里鲜花盛开，明亮而愉快。
AI contextual example
The children's laughter filled the room, making the party feel gay.
孩子们的笑声充满了房间，使聚会充满了欢快的气氛。
AI contextual example
She wore a gay dress with bright colors.
她穿着一件色彩鲜艳的愉快裙子。
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a gay sunny room
一个明亮欢快的房间。
WordNet
He is gay.
他是同性恋。
She is openly gay at work.
她在工作中公开自己是同性恋。
注意：gay作定语时通常指同性恋相关，而非‘快乐的’。
They are a gay couple.
他们是一对同性恋情侣。
出柜指公开同性恋身份。
She came out as gay last year.
她去年出柜了。
Not this
I am very gay today.
Use this
I am very happy today.
在現代英語中，“gay”主要表示“同性戀的”，而非“快樂的”。使用“gay”表示“快樂”可能引起誤解。正確用法應使用“happy”。
Not this
He is a gay.
Use this
He is gay.
“gay”主要用作形容詞，直接修飾主語；用作名詞（a gay）可能帶貶義或顯得不自然。正確用法是形容詞形式：“He is gay”。
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同性婚姻
The country legalized gay marriage last year.
该国去年将同性婚姻合法化。
同性恋权利
They are fighting for gay rights.
他们正在为同性恋权利而斗争。
同性恋群体
The event was supported by the local gay community.
该活动得到了当地同性恋群体的支持。
同性伴侣
The gay couple adopted a child.
这对同性伴侣领养了一个孩子。
同性恋骄傲（活动）
They marched in the gay pride parade.
他们参加了同性恋骄傲游行。
男同性恋者
He is a gay man who came out to his family.
他是一位向家人出柜的男同性恋者。
非常快活，兴高采烈
She was as gay as a lark at the party.
她在聚会上兴高采烈。
我是同性恋。
Ellen DeGeneres famously said 'I'm gay' on the cover of Time magazine in 1997, a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ visibility.
艾伦·德杰尼勒斯在1997年《时代》杂志封面上公开说‘我是同性恋’，这是LGBTQ+群体可见性的里程碑时刻。
无论同性恋、异性恋、双性恋、女同性恋还是跨性别者，
Lady Gaga's 2011 song 'Born This Way' includes this lyric as a celebration of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Lady Gaga 2011年的歌曲《Born This Way》中这句歌词颂扬了所有性取向和性别认同。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
Use gay naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'gay'与'快乐'同义，也指同性恋，就像彩虹般多彩。
通常用于描述同性恋者，语气中性，但在某些语境中可能带有贬义。常见于社会、政治及日常话题中。
此义项主要用于描述场景或氛围，在当代英语中较少使用，更常见的是指同性恋的义项
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