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单词 virgin
释义 virgin

virgin /ˈvɜː.dʒɪn/ aep /ˈvɝː-/

adjective (NATURAL)
1
C2 describes a forest or an area of land that has not yet been cultivated (= used to grow crops) or used by people:
» The railway is being extended into areas of virgin forest.Thesaurus+: ↑Deserts, prairies and wildernesses
2
F0 describes oil, especially olive oil, that is made directly from pressing the fruit, rather than by using heat:
» extra virgin olive oilThesaurus+: ↑Fats and oils in food and cooking
3
F0 [before noun] LITERARY pure and not spoiled, especially when describing something white:
» a virgin sheet of paper (= one not written on)Thesaurus+: ↑Unspoilt , ↑Perfect and faultlessThesaurus+: ↑Black, white and grey
adjective [before noun] (PERSON)
F0 never having had sex: » a virgin brideThesaurus+: ↑Lack of sexual activityvirginal /-dʒɪ.nəl/ adjective
F0» virginal innocence/modesty/purityThesaurus+: ↑Lack of sexual activityvirginity /vəˈdʒɪn.ɪ.ti/ aep /vɚˈdʒɪn.ə.t̬i/ noun [U]
F0» She lost her virginity at the age of 16 to the boy next door.Thesaurus+: ↑Lack of sexual activity
noun [C]
1
C2 someone who has never had sex:
» She remained a virgin till she was over thirty.» D'you think he's still a virgin?Thesaurus+: ↑Lack of sexual activity
2
F0 HUMOROUS a person with no experience of a particular activity
Thesaurus+: ↑Inexperienced people and lack of experience
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Extra Examples:» He wants to marry a virgin.» She was a virgin until she was 30.» He is a political virgin.
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