maiden

英 [ˈmeɪdn]

美 [ˈmeɪdn]

n.  少女; 处女; 未婚女子; 未得分的一轮投球
adj.  首次的; 初次的

复数：maidens　

CET6考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11516 / COCA.14342

牛津词典

noun

• 少女；处女；未婚女子
  a young girl or woman who is not married
  1. stories of knights and fair maidens
     关于骑士和美女的故事
• 未得分的一轮投球
  an over in which no points are scored

adj.

• 首次的；初次的
  being the first of its kind
  1. a maiden flight/voyage (= the first journey made by a plane/ship)
     初次飞行；首航
  2. a maiden speech (= the first speech made by an MP in the parliaments of some countries)
     议员在议会的初次演讲

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 少女;姑娘
  Amaidenis a young girl or woman.
  1. ...stories of noble princes and their brave deeds on behalf of beautiful maidens.
     高贵的王子和他们英雄救美的故事
• ADJ (航行、飞行等)初次的，首次的
  Themaidenvoyage or flight of a ship or aircraft is the first official journey that it makes.
  1. In 1912, the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
     1912年，“泰坦尼克”号在处女航中失事沉没。

英英释义

noun

• an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
  Synonym:maid
• (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
  Synonym:maiden over

adj

• serving to set in motion
  1. the magazine's inaugural issue
  2. the initiative phase in the negotiations
  3. an initiatory step toward a treaty
  4. his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
  5. the liner's maiden voyage
  Synonym:inauguralinitiativeinitiatoryfirst

双语例句

• She uses her maiden name still.
  她用的还是她娘家姓。
• They're having a nice promotion for the maiden voyage.
  他们特搞了个处女航宣传活动。
• I'm a maiden who grew up in China.
  我是在中国长大的大家闺秀。
• But she went down on her maiden voyage.
  但她做处女航时，就沉了。
• This is his maiden effort at depicting the soldier.
  这是他描写战士的处女作。
• 'She's a lovely maiden,' one said to his friend.
  她真是个讨人喜欢的处女。其中一个对他的朋友说。
• The ship is now on her maiden voyage.
  这只船现在是首航。
• My maiden name was byers.
  我娘家的姓是拜尔斯。
• He was so glad to see his maiden work published.
  他很高兴看见自己的处女作发表了。
• I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden.
  温柔的少女，我怕你的吻。