menstruate /ˈmɛnstrʊˌeɪt/ star1 (menstruating,menstruated,menstruates)

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  V-I（不及物动词） When a woman menstruates, a flow of blood comes from her uterus. Women menstruate once a month unless they are pregnant or have reached menopause. 行经 [正式]

  例：

  Lean, hard-training women athletes may menstruate less frequently or not at all.

  清瘦、训练艰苦的女运动员行经可能不那么频繁或根本没有月经。

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  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） menstruation 来潮

  例：

  Menstruation may cease when a woman is anywhere between forty-five and fifty years of age.

  月经可能在女性45至50岁之间停止。