maiden

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++maid·en1 /ˈmeɪdn/ noun [countable]  1. WOMAN literary a young girl, or a woman who is not married 少女；姑娘 SYN damsel2. (also maiden over) in cricket, an over in which no runs are scored 〔板球比赛中的〕未得分的一轮投球

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maiden• He won a maiden, a nursery and a conditions race earlier in the season and was most impressive.• But we are not told that Polyphemus ever loved any maiden except Galatea, or that any maiden ever loved Polyphemus.• Also patron of eloquence, maidens, preachers, single women, spinners, and students.• Heartbroken maidens were nothing to him.• And some, Perdita added, were cut out to be professional maidens.• She identifies this figure as an aspect of the Goddess - water maiden.• She can no longer see the water maiden.maiden2 adjective  1. maiden flight/voyage TTFIRSTthe first journey that a plane or ship makes 〔飞机的〕首次飞行/〔船的〕首次航行2. maiden speech British EnglishPGP the first speech that someone makes in parliament 〔在议会中的〕首次演说

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maiden• The maiden aunt who was invited to Walsingham House arrived in a four-wheeler.• A maiden century against Northants at Edgbaston and his county cap soon followed.• Two jets crashed on their maiden flights last year.• Fishwick - four maiden heifers £1575.• Or is Jones your maiden name?• But for a maiden speech, by tradition, everyone keeps absolutely silent and no one is allowed to interrupt.• The new prime minister admitted that her maiden speech had been too long.• I was making my maiden speech, which is traditionally a somewhat nerve-wracking experience.• As Dole and Kemp headed across the country, the team of surrogates was making its maiden voyage in California.• The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.From Longman Business Dictionarymaidenmaid‧en /ˈmeɪdn/ adjective [only before a noun] used to describe something that is being done for the first timeThe group could pay a maiden dividend this year.Origin maiden1 Old English mægden

maid·en1 nounmaiden2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

a woman Business Corpus young girl, a or

maiden

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maid‧en¹ /ˈmeɪdn/ noun [countable]1. literary a young girl, or a woman who is not married
   SYN  damsel
2. (also maiden over) in cricket, an over in which no runs are scored

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maiden² adjective
1. maiden flight/voyage the first journey that a plane or ship makes
2. maiden speech British English the first speech that someone makes in parliament