maid

英 [meɪd]

美 [meɪd]

n. 女仆; 侍女; (旅馆里的)女服务员; 少女; 年轻姑娘; 未婚年轻女子

复数：maids　

Collins.2 / BNC.5166 / COCA.6044

牛津词典

noun

女仆；侍女；（旅馆里的）女服务员
a female servant in a house or hotel
1. There is a maid to do the housework.
  有个女仆做家务事。
少女；年轻姑娘；未婚年轻女子
a young woman who is not married

noun

She had had a long whispered conversation with the maid.
她跟女佣人悄悄谈了好久。
Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
亚历克丝认为自己是个老姑娘的想法还太早了点。
The maid, wang mah, came in with a bowl of bird's-nest gruel for him.
王妈捧着燕窝粥进来，吴荪甫也没觉得。
I was looking for my maid.
我在找我的女侍。
My father already thinks I'm an old maid.
我老爸已经觉得我是个老女孩了。
He overheard his wife talk with the maid.
他无意中听到妻子对女佣说的话。
I thought I had the best maid's job in San Remo.
我想我的女佣工作是圣雷莫最好的一个。
He tried to tidy up, not wanting the maid to see the disarray
他试图收拾一下，不想让女佣看见那里乱七八糟。
He watched the maid come in.
他看着女佣人进来了。
I sent him a long fax, saying I didn't need a maid.
我给他发了一份很长的传真，说我不需要女仆。