[N-COUNT 可数名词]少女;姑娘 A maiden is a young girl or woman.
[LITERARY 文]
...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
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[ADJ 形容词](航行、飞行等)初次的,首次的 The maiden voyage or flight of a ship or aircraft is the first official journey that it makes.
[ADJ n]
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。
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maid·en/ˈmeɪdn; NAmEˈmeɪdn/
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maidenmaidensnoun1( literary) a young girl or woman who is not married 少女;处女;未婚女子◆stories of knights and fair maidens关于骑士和美女的故事2(alsoˌmaiden ˈover)(in cricket板球)an overin which no points are scored 未得分的一轮投球adjective[only before noun ]being the first of its kind 首次的;初次的◆a maiden flight/voyage(= the first journey made by a plane/ship)初次飞行;首航◆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maid·en/ˈmeɪdn; NAmEˈmeɪdn/
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maiden1 noun
maiden2 adjective
maidenmaid‧en1 /ˈmeɪdn/ noun [countable]
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1 literary a young girl, or a woman who is not marriedSYN damsel2 (also maiden over) in cricket, an over in which no runs are scored
maiden1 noun
maiden2 adjective
maidenmaiden2 adjective
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1maiden flight/voyage the first journey that a plane or ship makes2maiden speech British English the first speech that someone makes in parliament