mating

/meɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈetɪŋ] /meɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈetɪŋ] /ˈmāt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈetɪŋ] /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

mating — 動詞

  • matingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • matings3rd person singular
  • matinging-ing form
  • matingedpast simple

1. if animals are mating, they join sexually so young can be produced; people can a

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

交配；配種

讓動物交配或自行交配

if animals are mating, they join sexually so young can be produced; people can also mate animals by pairing them for breeding

例句

Wild foxes usually start mating at the end of winter.

野狐狸通常會在冬末開始交配。

animals mating seasonally in the wild

The breeder is mating the strongest ram with two healthy ewes.

那位飼養員正讓最強壯的公羊和兩隻健康的母羊配種。

pattern: mating [animal] with [animal]

同義詞
  • breed

    broader; can refer to producing young generally, not only the sexual act

  • copulate

    more technical and mainly used in biology

反義詞
  • separate

    used when animals are kept apart to stop reproduction

文法句型

animals mating in a season

mating one animal with another for breeding

用法筆記

Common both for animals acting on their own and for breeders pairing animals. Unlike noun/1, this sense describes the action in progress rather than the event as a named thing.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer mated the cows for milk.
✅The farmer mated the cows to produce calves.
💡this verb is about reproduction, not the later product people use.

mating — 名詞