| 单词 | virgin |
| 释义 | vir·gin1 /ˈvɜːdʒɪn $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun [countable] 1. SYsomeone who has never had sex 处女；童男2. the Virgin Mary (also the (Blessed) Virgin) Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ 圣母马利亚，童贞女马利亚〔耶稣之母〕3 someone who has never done a particular activity before 从未做过某事的人 a snowboarding virgin 从未玩过单板滑雪的人Examples from the Corpusvirgin• Women in some countries are expected to keep their virginity until marriage - the same rule doesn't apply to men.• When Jane Eyre finally married Mr Rochester she was still, after all, a virgin.• Some men will not marry a woman who is no longer a virgin.• Sentences for rape are eased if the victim is not a virgin.• The demeanour of a virgin can be converted into that of a coquette.• She must remain a virgin until marriage and must never take any lovers other than her husband.• At 27 he was still a virgin and very shy about it.• The discovery that Judy was a virgin, and intended to remain so for some time longer, rattled me considerably.• This is the first model computer virgins can operate as soon as it lands on their desks.• Here Melangell founded a community of virgins and lived a further thirty seven years in the valley.• After offering a prayer, the virgin expired.• She led me to the double rainbow where virgins climb to heaven and told me to climb.virgin2 adjective [only before noun] 1. virgin land/forest/soil/snow etc DNNATURALland etc that is still in its natural state and has not been used or changed by people 处女地/原始森林/未开垦地/初雪等2 SYwithout sexual experience 童贞的 a virgin bride 贞洁的新娘3. virgin territory something new that you are experiencing for the first time 新领域，处女地〔指初次尝试的新事物〕4. (extra) virgin olive oil the highest quality of olive oil, made from the first pressing of the olives (特级)初榨橄榄油Examples from the Corpusvirgin• He was eager to try out his jokes on a virgin audience.• a virgin bride• No more virgin coastal cliff will be sprinkled with bungalows.• General Booth's Salvationist doctrine was a notable example, recommending mass emigration from the city slums to virgin colonial territories.• Here we find immense virgin forests, similar to those of the Amazon and Indonesia.• a virgin piña colada• In front of them were 500 miles of virgin plains almost uninhabited by white people.• Like ours, it lies ahead of her like a wilderness just before the first explorer sets foot on the virgin sand.• It was in virgin wilderness up north where septic tanks are forbidden.nVirgin trademark nthe name of several British companies started by Richard branson, including Virgin Atlantic, an airline, Virgin Rail, a railway company, and Virgin Money, which provides financial services. Some of the companies Branson started, such as Virgin Records, are no longer owned by him.Origin virgin1 (1100-1200) Old French virgine, from Latin virgo “young woman, virgin”vir·gin1 nounvirgin2 adjectiveVirginLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable never sex Corpus who someone had has |
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