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be a virgin
表示从未发生过性行为的状态。
She is still a virgin at the age of 30.
她30岁了还是完璧。
处男；处女；从未有过性行为的人
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处男；处女；从未有过性行为的人
a person who has never had sex
She is still a virgin at the age of 30.
她30岁了还是完璧。
从未有过性行为的人,或(不常见)从未交配过的动物。
A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
圣母玛利亚的画像、雕像等表现形式。
A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.
从未有过性行为的人
a person who has never had sex
从未进行过任何性活动的人。
A person who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
He was nervous because he was still a virgin when he started dating.
他开始约会时很紧张，因为他还是个处男。
The researchers interviewed several virgins to understand their views on relationships.
研究人员采访了几位处男处女，以了解他们对恋爱的看法。
She told her closest friend that she was a virgin and wanted to wait until marriage.
她告诉最亲密的朋友，她是处女，想等到结婚以后。
表示从未发生过性行为的状态。
She is still a virgin at the age of 30.
她30岁了还是完璧。
强调主动选择保持。
Many people choose to remain virgins until marriage.
许多人选择在婚前保持完璧之身。
常用动词短语，注意代词与主语一致。
He lost his virginity at the age of 18.
他18岁时失去了童贞。
Not this
He is a virgin guy.
Use this
He is a virgin.
错误原因：'virgin' 作为名词表示'从未有过性行为的人'，不应作为形容词修饰名词。直接使用 'a virgin' 即可。
Not this
He lost his virgin.
Use this
He lost his virginity.
错误原因：'virgin' 指人，而表示失去童贞状态的名词是 'virginity'。使用 'lost his virgin' 是常见混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
仍是处男/处女
At 30, he was still a virgin.
30岁时，他仍是处男。
保持童贞
She vowed to remain a virgin until marriage.
她发誓婚前保持童贞。
至死都未破处
He never married and died a virgin.
他从未结婚，至死都是处男。
不再纯洁
After that night, she was no longer a virgin.
那一晚之后，她不再是处女了。
都是处男/处女
They were both virgins when they got married.
他们结婚时都是处男处女。
处女地；未经开发的领域
The company is moving into virgin territory with its new product line.
这家公司正带着其新产品线进入一个未经开发的领域。
原始森林
Logging in virgin forests is strictly prohibited to protect biodiversity.
为了保护生物多样性，原始森林的采伐被严格禁止。
处女地；未开垦的土地
The farmers cultivated virgin soil that had never been used before.
农民们耕种了从未被使用过的处女地。
像处女一样，第一次被触碰。
She felt like a virgin on her wedding night.
她在新婚之夜感觉像处女一样。
我是个四十岁的老处男！
He was mocked for being a virgin.
他因是处男而受到嘲笑。
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virgin 音似'维贞'，意为保持贞洁之人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：性教育、医学讨论、个人对话 通常用于中性或正式语境，如性教育和医学讨论，也用于个人对话中描述性经验状态。
These words share the unstressed /dʒɪn/ ending, but none is a perfect rhyme with 'virgin' because the stressed vowel differs (/vɝdʒɪn/ vs. /dʒɪn/ or /ˈɔrɪdʒɪn/, etc.). 'Gin' is the closest in pronunciation but still has a different stressed vowel.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.