Word · Frequency #27885
ovulations
排卵
ovulations is the plural of ovulation.
ovulation
- 1.
The release of an ovum from an ovary.
卵子从卵巢排出；排卵。
卵子从卵巢排出；排卵。
In use
Ovulation usually occurs about two weeks before the next period starts.
She uses an app to track her ovulation and plan her schedule.
Lack of sleep can delay ovulation and lead to irregular cycles.
ovulation occurs [time phrase]
ovulation 作名词用；描述排卵发生的时间时，常用 occurs/happens。
Ovulation usually occurs midway through the menstrual cycle.
排卵通常发生在月经周期中途。
during ovulation
during 是介词，后面接名词，表示“在……期间”。
Some women feel mild pain during ovulation.
有些女性在排卵期间会感到轻微疼痛。
stimulate ovulation
在医学语境中，常用 stimulate ovulation 表示用药物等手段促使排卵。
Doctors may use medication to stimulate ovulation.
医生可能会用药物来刺激排卵。
Common mistakes
Women usually ovulation once a month.Women usually ovulate once a month.
中文的“排卵”可作动词，但英语中 ovulation 是名词，动词是 ovulate。作谓语时应用动词形式。
Ovulation usually happens at the middle of the menstrual cycle.Ovulation usually happens in the middle of the menstrual cycle.
表示“在……中间”时，英文用 in the middle of，不用 at the middle of；“at”更常用于具体时间点或位置。
Connections
Collocations
- ovulation cycle
- 排卵周期
- A typical ovulation cycle lasts about 28 days, but it can vary by several days.一个典型的排卵周期约为28天，但可能相差几天。
- ovulation period
- 排卵期
- Knowing your ovulation period can help you plan a pregnancy.了解自己的排卵期有助于计划怀孕。
- induce ovulation
- 诱导排卵
- Certain fertility drugs are used to induce ovulation.某些促生育药物用于诱导排卵。
- ovulation test
- 排卵测试
- An ovulation test can tell you when the fertile window begins.排卵测试可以告诉你易受孕窗口何时开始。
- ovulation pain
- 排卵痛
- Some women feel a brief ovulation pain in the lower abdomen.一些女性会感到下腹部有短暂的排卵痛。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
卵子叫ovum，想象它从卵巢‘溜’出来——ovu-lation，排卵。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学文献、科普文章、健康咨询 ovulation 是正式医学术语，多用于医学文献、科普文章或健康咨询等场合；日常口语中比较常见直接说“排卵”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words all rhyme with the stressed ending /leɪʃən/ of ovulation. Note that lookalikes with the root ovu- — ovulate /ˈɒvjʊleɪt/, ovary /ˈəʊvəri/, ovum /ˈəʊvəm/ — sound different and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.