the/a maid + verb
The maid dusted the shelves.
女仆掸了架子上的灰尘。
女仆；女佣
成年或青少年女性仆人或清洁工(女仆的简称)；未婚少女；处女；少女；未婚女子
a female servant who works in a household
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。
用法提示：这里“maid”指打扫房间的女性佣人，在句中作主语。
They hired a maid to help with the housework.
他们雇了一名女佣帮忙做家务。
用法提示：句中的“maid”作宾语，指受雇做家务的女性。
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。
用法提示：“head maid”仍指女佣，“maid”在此表示从事家政服务的女性。
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。
servant 泛指受雇做家务的人，可指男性或女性；maid 特指女性。
domestic 是正式用语，指受雇做家务的人，常指女性。
housekeeper 侧重于管理家务，地位高于 maid。
cleaner 更侧重清洁工作，不如 maid 正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She works as a made.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a maid.
正确表达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。
女仆的反义词，指房屋的男性主人
女仆的反义词，指房屋的女性主人
maid 指女仆或侍女，maiden 指少女或未婚女子，侧重年轻和未婚状态。
maid 是名词'女仆'，made 是动词 make 的过去式，发音相同但词性和意义不同。
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)
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.