| 单词 | virgin |
| 释义 | virgin (once / 647 pages) nadj A virgin is someone who has never had sex. After you have sex, you've lost your virginity. We can also say an unharvested forest is a virgin forest. Virgins haven't had sex yet. But this word is also used in a non-sexual sense to describe something that remains pristine, untouched, or uninitiated. A virgin resource hasn't been used yet. If you've never given a speech, someone might call you a "public speaking virgin." So virgin always means inexperienced or unused, whether you're talking about sex or something else. WORD FAMILYvirgin: virginal, virginity, virginly, virgins+/virginal: virginally, virginals/virginity: virginities USAGE EXAMPLESIndonesia has a moratorium on new licenses for logging in virgin forests but deforestation has continued largely unabated. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) Affleck, a longtime vegan, was asking a waitress about dishes heading to other tables and inquiring about the coconut milk in a virgin pina colada. Los Angeles Times(Nov 29, 2016) More recently, as we’ve seen, there is also high demand for tender coconut water and virgin coconut oil. Time(Nov 28, 2016) 1n a person who has never had sex Hyper inexperienced person, innocent a person who lacks knowledge of evil 2adj in a state of sexual virginity a spinster or virgin lady Syn pure, vestal, virginal, virtuous chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) 3adj being used or worked for the first time virgin wool Syn new not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered Virgin (once / 598 pages) n WORD FAMILY Virgin: Virgins USAGE EXAMPLESVirgin Islands, and settled in the Washington area in 1960. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In October last year, Virgin became the first train company to automatically compensate some passengers if they are delayed. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) The so-called Panama Papers released in April revealed that King Salman was involved in offshore companies in Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo Syn|Hyper Virgo individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2n the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 Syn|Exp Virgo, Virgo the Virgin house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
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