ejaculate

/ɪˈdʒækjuleɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪdʒˈækjulˌet] /ɪˈdʒækjuleɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [ɪdʒˈækjulˌet] /i-ˈja-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce ejaculate (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ɪˈdʒæk.jə.lət/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪdʒˈækjulˌet] /ɪˈdʒæk.jə.lət/ (ame, ipa)

ejaculate — verb

  • ejaculatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ejaculateshe / she / it
  • ejaculatedpast simple
  • ejaculating-ing form

1. when this verb is used of a male person or animal, it means that semen suddenly

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

when this verb is used of a male person or animal, it means that semen suddenly leaves the body by the penis, usually during sex or sexual arousal

例句

During sex, Tomás ejaculated sooner than he had expected.

intransitive use during sex

The stallion ejaculated after the vet finished collecting the sample.

animal subject in a medical setting

同義詞
  • come

    informal everyday word used in sexual talk

  • climax

    focuses on the sexual peak rather than specifically on semen coming out

  • emit semen

    technical phrase that describes the physical act without the single-word verb

文法句型

somebody ejaculates

an animal ejaculates

用法筆記

Usually intransitive and most common in medical or formal writing. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is about suddenly speaking words aloud.

常見錯誤

❌He ejaculated, so he must have had an orgasm.
✅He ejaculated, but he did not always have an orgasm.
💡ejaculation and orgasm often happen together, but they are not the same event.

2. to suddenly say a few words in a loud or excited way

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

to suddenly say a few words in a loud or excited way

例句

'What a mess!' Rania ejaculated when the cake hit the floor.

literary verb before direct speech

Seeing the snake by the door, Christopher ejaculated a short prayer.

ejaculate + a brief utterance

同義詞
  • blurt out

    common modern verb for saying something suddenly without planning it

  • exclaim

    neutral reporting verb for a sudden spoken reaction

  • gasp out

    suggests the words come out with surprise or fear

反義詞
  • murmur

    suggests speaking quietly rather than bursting out with words

文法句型

somebody ejaculates '...'

somebody ejaculates that-clause

用法筆記

This sense is now mainly literary and usually introduces a brief exclamation rather than a long speech. Distinguish it from sense 1, which refers to a physical release from the body.

ejaculate — noun