"mating" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 交配

Definition

动物为繁殖而结合的过程，通常涉及同种的雌雄。也可以指两件事物的结合。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于科学或生物学语境。常见搭配如“mating season”（交配季节）、“mating call”（求偶叫声）。很少用于人类，和“reproduction”或“breeding”相关。不是非正式或俚语。

Examples

The lions are in their mating season.

狮子现在正处于**交配**季节。

Mating helps animals produce offspring.

**交配**帮助动物繁殖后代。

Scientists study the mating behavior of birds.

科学家研究鸟类的**交配**行为。

Peacocks display their feathers as a mating ritual.

孔雀把尾羽展开作为**交配**仪式。

You can hear frogs' mating calls at night near the pond.

晚上在池塘边可以听到青蛙的**交配**叫声。

Not all mating attempts are successful in the wild.

在野外并不是所有的**交配**尝试都能成功。