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maid

noun
🔊/meɪd/
🔊/meɪd/
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  1. (often in compounds常构成复合词) a female servant in a house or hotel女仆；侍女；（旅馆的）女服务员
    • There is a maid to do the housework.有个女仆做家务事。🔊🔊
    • The maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room.我们回到房间时女服务员正在换床单。
    • She was a lady’s maid to Lady Fleetham.她是弗利特姆夫人的侍女。
    see also barmaid, chambermaid, dairymaid, housemaid, milkmaidTopics Holidaysc1, Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hotel
    • kitchen
    • laundry
    • …
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  2. (old use) a young woman who is not married少女；年轻姑娘；未婚年轻女子 see also old maid
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: abbreviation of maiden.