masturbating

masturbating — 動詞

1. to stimulate your own genitals with your hand in order to achieve sexual pleasur

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

自慰

透過觸摸自己的生殖器獲得性快感

to stimulate your own genitals with your hand in order to achieve sexual pleasure

例句

The teacher told the class that masturbating is a normal part of growing up.

老師告訴全班同學，自慰是成長過程中正常的一部分。

masturbating as a gerund subject

William feels embarrassed about masturbating, even though his doctor says it is completely harmless.

William 對於自慰感到不好意思，即使他的醫生說這完全無害。

masturbating after a preposition (about)

同義詞
  • touch oneself

    more casual and euphemistic; avoids the clinical tone

文法句型

masturbate (no object)

masturbate + reflexive pronoun (formal)

用法筆記

In formal or clinical contexts, 'masturbate' is the standard neutral term. Many informal slang alternatives exist (e.g. 'jerk off', 'wank'), which learners should recognize but use with caution depending on the situation.

常見錯誤

❌He masturbated himself every night.
✅He masturbated every night.
💡The reflexive pronoun 'himself' is redundant in most contexts; 'masturbate' already implies doing it to oneself.

2. to bring another person to sexual pleasure by touching or rubbing their genitals

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

幫人自慰

為了使對方愉悅而觸摸其生殖器

to bring another person to sexual pleasure by touching or rubbing their genitals, usually with your hand

例句

A therapist showed the couple how to masturbate each other in a comfortable way.

一位治療師向伴侶們示範如何以舒適的方式互相自慰。

reciprocal: masturbate each other

Élise asked her boyfriend whether he would like her to masturbate him during the massage.

Élise 問她的男友，是否希望她在按摩的時候替他自慰。

masturbate + direct object (him)

同義詞
  • bring someone off

    informal British English; not used in formal writing

  • finger

    more specific; refers to using fingers, typically on a female partner

文法句型

masturbate + person (e.g. masturbate someone)

用法筆記

This transitive sense always requires an object (the person being stimulated). Without an object, 'masturbate' defaults to the intransitive self-pleasure sense. The subject and object can be of any gender.

常見錯誤

❌He masturbated during their time together.
✅He masturbated her during their time together.
💡Without an object, the sentence implies he stimulated himself, not his partner.