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ovulate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ov·u·late /ˈɒvjəleɪt $ ˈɑːv-/ verb [intransitive]  HBMBwhen a woman or female animal ovulates, she produces eggs inside her body 排卵ovulation /ˌɒvjəˈleɪʃən $ ˌɑːv-/ noun [uncountable]
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ovulateIndeed, in some species such as rabbits, the very act of mating induces the female to ovulate.After menstruation has finished, they could either remain caffeine-free or drink only small amounts until they ovulate again.That sensitivity rises when they are ovulating, becoming up to 10,000 times more acute than at menstruation.In vitro fertilization can restore fertility to women who ovulate but can not conceive because their Fallopian tubes are blocked.A woman who is not ovulating escapes the sharp changes in hormone levels that can lead to mood swings.She doesn't begin to ovulate until she has been mated and will not become fertile for another two or three days.
Origin ovulate (1800-1900) Modern Latin ovulum small egg, from Latin ovum; → OVUM
ov·u·late verbChineseSyllable
when a female or animal Corpus ovulates, woman she produces


ovulate
ovulate /ˈɒvjəleɪt, ˈɒvjʊleɪt $ ˈɑːv-/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: ovulum 'small egg', from Latin ovum; ovum
when a woman or female animal ovulates, she produces eggs inside her body
—ovulation /ˌɒvjəˈleɪʃən, ˌɒvjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌɑːv-/ noun [uncountable]


ovu·lateBrE /ˈɒvjuleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːvjuleɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ovulate BrE /ˈɒvjuleɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːvjuleɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it ovulates BrE /ˈɒvjuleɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːvjuleɪts/ 🔊past simple ovulated BrE /ˈɒvjuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːvjuleɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle ovulated BrE /ˈɒvjuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːvjuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form ovulating BrE /ˈɒvjuleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːvjuleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (of a woman or a female animal 女性或雌性动物) to produce an egg (called an ovum), from the ovary 排卵;产卵 ovu·la·tion BrE /ˌɒvjuˈleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɑːvjuˈleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] methods of predicting ovulation预测排卵的方法