- (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
Extra ExamplesHe 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sexual
- heterosexual
- homosexual
- …
- engage in
- have
- indulge in
- …
- occur
- take place
- during intercourse
- intercourse between
- intercourse with
- …
- (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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- social
Word Originlate 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.