| 词汇 | maiden |
| 释义 | maiden noun[ C ] uk /ˈmeɪ.dən/ us /ˈmeɪ.dən/ maidennoun[C] (WOMAN)literary a girl or young woman: 女孩，少女，年轻女子 fair maidenIn the story, the prince woos and wins the fair maiden.在故事里，王子向那位美丽的姑娘求婚并赢得了她的芳心。 Synonym girl Compare virginnoun Children & babies ankle-biter arrival babe babe in arms baby children comfort blanket crawler designer baby devil munchkin neonate new addition nipper only child tantrum teethe tiddler tike toddler maidennoun[C] (CRICKET)sports specialized(alsomaiden over) in cricket, an over(= a set of six throws from one end of the field) in which no runs (= points) are scored: He bowled three maidens in a row. The batsman played out a maiden over. Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break stonewall strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender maiden adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈmeɪ.dən/ us /ˈmeɪ.dən/ being the first of its type: 首次的，初次的 The first hydrogen-powered airplane will make its maiden flight this year.第一架氢动力飞机将在今年进行首飞。 his maiden appearance on TV他在电视上的首次亮相 Synonym inaugural See also maiden speech maiden voyage First and firstly advance guard at first blushidiom at firstidiom begin blush debut former from the word goidiom front end in the first/second placeidiom inaugural initial original originally pole position prefatory primary proto- starter word maiden | American Dictionarymaiden noun[ C ] old useus/ˈmeɪ·dən/(alsomaid, us/meɪd/) maidennoun[C] (WOMAN)literature a girl or young woman: In the story, the prince woos the fair maiden. maiden adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈmeɪ·dən/ maidenadjective[not gradable] (FIRST)(esp. of a trip by a ship or vehicle) first: a maiden voyage/flight maiden | Business Englishmaiden adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈmeɪdən/us TRANSPORT, FINANCE being the first of its type: maiden flight/voyageThe airline launched its Washington to Paris service with a maiden flight for journalists and investors. maiden bond/dividendThe phone operator is expected to pay a maiden dividend to shareholders next spring. Examples of maidenmaiden You here as the hopeful answer to a maiden's prayers? Today we heard a galaxy of maidens and of talent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We wish to assure you that today we are both maidens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find it rather charming to have had three maidens in a family debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All three maidens excelled in complying with the first two virtues and it is my fond hope that they will ignore the third. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from the delight of listening to all these elegant and eloquent "maidens", this is a sad occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With what are these young men and maidens chiefly preoccupied? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find myself in the somewhat curious position to-day of being a sort of sandwich between two maidens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today we have had a mass of maidens; four maidens is quite something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To the defence of the young men and maidens of this land we are called by the highest literary appeals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that it was the answer to the maiden's prayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He mentioned the traditional prerogative of maidens to be on their guard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The early part of this debate provided a heyday for maidens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am delighted to congratulate the last of the maidens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One might think that we were fighting a gallant battle in defence of a maiden's honour and that we had now lost it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of maiden These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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