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the/a maid + verb
The maid dusted the shelves.
女仆掸了架子上的灰尘。
女仆；女佣
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女仆；女佣
a female servant who works in a household
The maid dusted the shelves.
女仆掸了架子上的灰尘。
成年或青少年女性仆人或清洁工(女仆的简称)
An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking cleaner.)
女仆；女佣
a female domestic
未婚少女；处女
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
The maid cleaned the hotel room every morning.
女仆每天早晨打扫酒店房间。
They hired a maid to help with the housework.
他们雇了一名女佣帮忙做家务。
The head maid showed the new staff how to make the beds.
女仆领班向新员工示范如何铺床。
The maid dusted the shelves.
女仆掸了架子上的灰尘。
注意'work as a maid'是固定搭配。
She works as a maid in a hotel.
她在酒店当女仆。
We hired a maid to clean the house twice a week.
我们雇了一个女仆每周打扫两次房子。
Not this
She works as a made.
Use this
She works as a maid.
混淆同音词：'made'是make的过去式，而'maid'是名词，意为'女仆'或'少女'。应使用正确的名词形式。
Not this
He is a maid.
Use this
He is a housekeeper.
性别误用：'maid'特指女性仆人，而男性应使用'housekeeper'或'domestic helper'等中性或阳性词汇。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
伴娘
She was the maid of honor at her sister's wedding.
她姐姐结婚时她是伴娘。
老处女
She's still unmarried at 50, and some people call her an old maid.
她50岁还未婚，有些人叫她老处女。
客房服务
The hotel offers daily maid service.
这家酒店提供每日客房服务。
做女仆
She works as a maid in a large hotel.
她在一家大酒店做女仆。
厨房女佣
The kitchen maid was busy preparing vegetables.
厨房女佣正忙着准备蔬菜。
首席伴娘
She was asked to be the maid of honor at her sister's wedding.
她被邀请在姐姐的婚礼上担任首席伴娘。
老姑娘；老处女
She was called an old maid because she never married.
她因为从未结婚而被称为老姑娘。
奥尔良的少女，哦，圣女贞德，她是法兰西的少女。
She worked as a maid in a big hotel before becoming a famous actress.
她成为著名演员之前在一家大酒店做女佣。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use maid naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音同'made'，想象女仆（maid）把房间打扫得干干净净，就像被制作（made）过一样。
语域：中性；典型语境：家庭雇佣、历史文学作品。多用于指女仆，日常口语中较少见，较正式或具有古典色彩。
also: young unmarried woman, female servant
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