copulates

英 [ˈkɒpjuleɪts]

美 [ˈkɑːpjuleɪts]

v.  性交; 交媾; 交配; 交尾
copulate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 性交;交配;交尾
  If one animal or personcopulates withanother, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate.
  1. During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her...
     雌性与雄性配对时，雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
  2. Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
     鲸交配需要24小时。