'sex object noun a person considered only
for their sexual attraction and not for their character or their intelligence
14 ( 3c ) ftff
'sex
offender noun a person who has been
found guilty of illegal sexual acts 14<fE1i# sexology /sek'snlad3i; NAmE -’sail-/ noun [U] the scientific study of human sexual
behaviour 14# ►
sex-olo-
gist /-d3ist/ noun
sex-pot
/'sekspDt;
NAmE -pa:t/ noun (informal) a person who is thought to be sexually
attractive A
'sex
symbol noun a famous person who is
thought by many people to be sexually attractive 14ll1PI1^ sex tant /'sekstant/ noun an instrument for measuring angles and
distances, used to calculate the exact position of a ship or an aircraft /\6fiX (
)
sex-tet /seks'tet/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of six musicians or singers who
play or sing together A Jr # % 0! ; n 2 [C] a piece of music for
six
musicians or singers Alt# ( ft )
; ( ft )
sex-ton /'sekstan/ noun a person whose job is to take care of a
church and its surroundings, ring the church beii, etc. ()»
nm
sex-tu-plet /'sekstuplat;
sek'stjurplat; -'stAp-/ noun one of six children born
at the same time to the same mother AjJ&jfe-
'sex
typing noun [U] 1 {psychology >6) the process of
putting people into categories according to what people consider to be typical
of each sex ££14 ft# IE A
0
2 (biology X) the process of finding out whether a
person or other living thing is male or female, especially in difficult cases
when special tests are necessary (x^iiii«i7#ft^ft)
sex ual (Hr /'sekjual/ adj.
1
[usually before noun] connected with the
physical
activity of sex 14# A 1$; 144): sexual
behaviour '1417A 0 They were not having a
sexual relationship at the time. Aft 14 111 A
i'h] #X#ft14:X: % „ 0 Her interest in him is
purely sexual. MM i ® 4) 14ittftgl 0 0
sexual orientation (= whether you are heterosexual or homosexual) '14 MM ft (
1s#14;&^c[W|14& ) 2 [only before noun] connected with the
process of producing young 4. M (Hi; # '14 ^ S :
the
sexual organs {= the penis,
vagina, etc.) 4S^f o sexual reproduction ff
145^®
3 [usually before noun] connected with the state of being male or female 14 ft] ft ; 14 ft : sexual
characteristics '|4 ft) # ► sex-ual-ly /'sekjali/ adv. :
sexually abused children |£fiJ'4j##ftJ{a1t 0 She finds him sexually
attractive, o sexually
explicit 14 X ffi M # (ft b Girls become sexually
mature earlier than boys.
.sexual
'harassment noun [u] comments about sex,
physical contact, etc. usually happening at work, that a person finds annoying
and offensive 143Iifc .sexual intercourse (also inter course) (also formal co-itus) noun [U] {formal) the physical activity of sex, usually describing the
act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina 143c; 3EM sexual ity /.sekju'aelati/ noun [U] the feelings and activities connected
with a person’s sexual desires '14 Iff.; 14; 14$;; '14 It 4J: male/female sexuality J§ '14 / A1414# <> He was confused about
his sexuality. 14
ft§eftl4ftliift®;€o
sexu-al-ize {BrE also -ise) /'sekjualaiz/ verb [vn] to make sb/sth seem
sexually attractive ft14/j§ ► sexu-al- iza-tion,
-isa-tion /.sekJualai'zeiJTi/
[U]
.sexually
trans.mitted di sease noun [c, u] {abbr. STD) any disease that is
spread through sexual intercourse, such as syphilis
14#jf
'sex
worker noun a polite way of
referring to a prostitute 141## (
ft, 1X14#X » 441 #ftl#) sexy /'seksi/ fld/. (sex-ier, sexi-est) 1 (of a person A)
sexually attractive 14 Hi ft: the sexy lead singer 14 Hi ft 4 B| O She looked incredibly
sexy in a black evening
gown. IIWtTo 2sexually
exciting 3 I 14 $; ft; 14 Hi ft:
sexy
underwear
'14 ft A A 0 a sexy look iff AftBStt 3 (of a
person A) sexually excited 14 X # ft ; 14Aft: The music and wine
began to make him feel sexy.
ifo o 4 exciting and
interesting Aft; Aft;
# tyt'j IA 65: a. sexy new range of
software —
% ?ij jg# ft §t$:14 o Accountancy just
isn’t sexy.
►
sex-ily
adv. sexi-ness noun [U]
SF /.es *ef/ abbr. science
fiction )
SFX /,es ef 'eks/ abbr. special effects SGML /,es d3i: em 'el/ abbr. {computing #) Standard
Generalized Mark-up Language (a system used for marking text on a computer so
that the text can be read on a different computer system or displayed in
different forms) fi###
Sgt
{especially
BrE) (also Sgt. NAmE, BrE) abbr. sergeant
4»±; w#:
Sgt
Williams
sh (also shh) /J/ exclamation the way of writing the
sound people make when they are telling sb to be quiet
( 4ltUiL5jij AAH ) n$: Sh! Keep your voice
down! ni!
shabby /'J*sebi/ adj. (shab-bier,
shab-bi-est) 1 (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc. AM. tylnb %)
in poor condition because
they have been used a lot $£ IB ft ; & Hit ft ; ® jc. ft
ETCA scruffy : She wore shabby old
jeans and a T-shirt. jt&sFlf —|^l£|B ft #141$ fp —14 T lift 10 0 2 (of a person A) badly
dressed in
clothes that have been worn a
lot t f t IH W EEd scruffy : The old man was shabby
and unkempt. # ^ 3 (of behaviour # A) unfair or unreasonable ft;
Ai#3ft FCITI shoddy She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him. ftfe
5fc ft 1# 14 X14, & ft- 1g H 34 —
T „ ►
shab-bily
/'Jaebili/
adv.: shabbily dressed b I think you were very
shabbily treated, Si#., #3IJI::§:A5I ® To shab-bi- ness noun [U] shack ISaek/ noun, verb
■ noun a small building,
usually made of wood or metal, that has not been built well fgjpg($/J\JSt; mverb .shack 'up with sb | be .shacked up
with sb {slang) to start/be living
with sb that you have a sexual relationship with, but that you are not married
to# (
14141S ) PIS: I hear he’s shacked up with some woman. iMIK—4AAI^^7o
shackle
/'Jaekl/
verb [VN] 1 to put shackles
on sb # ( ^ A ) MW&5 '■ The hostage
had been shackled to a radiator. iftAIt^fti^4±o O The prisoners were
kept shackled during the trial. #4iJffll'0], (?EXM#Wfto 2 [usually passive] to
prevent sb from behaving or speaking as they want ill; SJS; - shackles /'Jaeklz/ noun [pi.] 1 two metal
rings joined together by a chain and placed around a prisoner’s wrists or
ankles to prevent them from escaping or moving easily ^J^2~(of sth) {formal) a
particular state, set of
conditions or circumstances, etc. that prevent you from saying or doing what
you want $0 $1; ci country struggling
to free itself
from the shackles of
colonialism