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phallus

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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phal·lus /ˈfæləs/ noun [countable]  1. SYa model of the male sex organ, used to represent sexual power 〔用来象征生殖力的〕男性生殖器模型2. HBHthe male sex organ 阴茎 SYN penis
Examples from the Corpus
phallusWe ought to replace that yin-yang symbol on our flag with a phallus.A thistledown floated into the bright phallus of the sunbeam and hovered over his face.On it was a bronze manikin with a grotesquely enormous erect phallus.Her compensation is to turn to her father, who does have the phallus.On a Lacanian account, what makes women different from men is the different position they take with respect to the phallus.The phallus alone could explore it.
Origin phallus (1600-1700) Latin Greek phallos
phal·lus nounChineseSyllable
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phallus
phallus /ˈfæləs/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: Greek phallos
1. a model of the male sex organ, used to represent sexual power
2. the male sex organ
   SYN  penis


phal·lusBrE /ˈfæləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfæləs/ 🔊 noun(specialist) the male sexual organ, especially when it is erect (= stiff) (尤指勃起的)阴茎a model or an image of the male sexual organ that represents power and fertility 阴茎模型,阴茎图像(力量与生殖力的象征)