early 15c., "to join," from Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare "join together, couple, bind, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- (1) "to take, reach" (see apt). Sexual sense attested from 1630s. Related: Copulated; copulating.
1. Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
鲸交配需要24小时。
来自柯林斯例句
2. During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her.
雌性与雄性配对时,雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Then the hybrids are allowed to self - copulate naturally, and several lines are established.
early 15c., "to join," from Latin copulatus, past participle of copulare "join together, couple, bind, link, unite," from copula "band, tie, link," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- (1) "to take, reach" (see apt). Sexual sense attested from 1630s. Related: Copulated; copulating.
双语例句
1. Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
鲸交配需要24小时。
来自柯林斯例句
2. During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her.
雌性与雄性配对时,雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Then the hybrids are allowed to self - copulate naturally, and several lines are established.