intercourse
noun /ˈɪntəkɔːs/
/ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
[uncountable]- (also sexual intercourse)(formal) the physical activity of sex, usually describing the act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina
性交；交媾 - The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions.
控方称发生过数次性交。 - anal intercourse
肛交
- He admitted that intercourse had taken place.
他承认发生过性交。 - She denied having had sexual intercourse with him.
她否认和他有过性行为。 - She never had sexual intercourse before she was married.
她婚前从未有过性行为。 - The judge asked if she had consented to intercourse.
法官询问她当时是否同意进行性交。 - intercourse between consenting adults
成年人之间两厢情愿的性交
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sexual
- heterosexual
- homosexual
- …
- engage in
- have
- indulge in
- …
- occur
- take place
- during intercourse
- intercourse between
- intercourse with
- …
- The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions.
- (old-fashioned) communication between people, countries, etc.
（人、国家等之间的）往来，交往，交际 - the importance of social intercourse between different age groups
不同年龄段的人之间社交的重要性 - Life is a pleasant blend of work and social intercourse.
生活是工作和社交的和谐融合。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- social
- the importance of social intercourse between different age groups
词源late Middle English: from Old French entrecours ‘exchange, commerce’, from Latin intercursus, from intercurrere ‘intervene’, from inter- ‘between’ + currere ‘run’. The specifically sexual use arose in the late 18th cent.