mating

名词 mating:

1. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   同义词：coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union

动词 mate:

1. make love
   同义词：copulate, mate, pair, couple
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   同义词：match, mate, couple, pair, twin
3. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   同义词：checkmate, mate

1. The male bird performs a sort of mating dance before copulating with the female.
   这种雄鸟在与雌鸟交尾以前要跳一种交欢舞。
2. A mating pattern in which a male mates with more than one female in a single breeding season.
   一雄多雌(配合)在一个交配季节里，一个雄性个体与一个以上的雌性个体进行交配的一种交配方式
3. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
   杂种通过不同变体或品种的个体的交配而产生的生物
4. Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders.
   黑鹂交配时不容许地盘受到外来的滋扰。