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menstruate

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men·stru·ate /ˈmenstrueɪt/ verb [intransitive]  HBHwhen a woman menstruates, usually every month, blood flows from her body 行经,来月经menstruation /ˌmenstruˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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menstruateThe spine grows rapidly during puberty and most of that growth is completed by the time a girl begins to menstruate.She did not regularly use tampons and was not menstruating at the time of admission.Fenna did not want her to menstruate, Fenna would not allow her to desire.We will be menstruating for about 30 years of our lives.A woman who was menstruating was not allowed into the Temple.Insemination was defined as successful if the woman did not menstruate when expected and subsequently had a positive pregnancy test result.
Origin menstruate (1800-1900) Late Latin past participle of menstruari, from Latin menstruus monthly, from mensis month
men·stru·ate verbChineseSyllable
Corpus month, usually flows blood menstruates, every woman when a


menstruate
menstruate /ˈmenstrueɪt/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: past participle of menstruari, from Latin menstruus 'monthly', from mensis 'month'
when a woman menstruates, usually every month, blood flows from her body
—menstruation /ˌmenstruˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]


men·stru·ateBrE /ˈmenstrueɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmenstrueɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they menstruate BrE /ˈmenstrueɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmenstrueɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it menstruates BrE /ˈmenstrueɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmenstrueɪts/ 🔊past simple menstruated BrE /ˈmenstrueɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmenstrueɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle menstruated BrE /ˈmenstrueɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmenstrueɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form menstruating BrE /ˈmenstrueɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmenstrueɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (formal) when a woman menstruates, there is a flow of blood from her womb, usually once a month 行经;来月经