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

• The ship sank on its maiden voyage.
  那艘船在处女航时沉没了。
• The girl grew up, and ( she) became a beautiful maiden.
  这个女孩长大了，成为一位美丽的少女。
• The man that was drowned nine days ago off Maiden's rock.
  九天前有个男子在少女岩的海面上淹死了。
• The ship is now on her maiden voyage.
  这只船现在是首航。
• The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage in1912.
  在1912年的首次航行中，泰坦尼克号游船撞上了冰山而沉没。
• Year after year, this pure and beautiful maiden found that she was really in love with the ghost.
  年复一年，这个纯洁美丽的处女发现自己是真的爱上了阴郁的冥间幽灵。
• 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。
• The old song was about a fair maiden and her suitors.
  这个旧歌唱的是一个漂亮的未婚女人和她的求婚者的事。
• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.
  王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The Titanic sank on 14 April 1912, after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
  1912年4月14日，泰坦尼克号在处女航中撞上冰山而沉没。