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virgins

/ˈvɜːrdʒɪnz/ /ˈvɜːdʒɪnz/

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noun

处女，未经人事的女子。

A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.

Examples :

"Many young adults remain virgins until they find someone they truly love and want to share that experience with. "

许多年轻人保持处女之身，直到他们找到真正爱的人，并想和那个人分享第一次性经历。

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处女，贞女

(early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married.

Examples :

"During the early centuries of the Church, some virgins dedicated their lives to prayer and service, living together in communities devoted to God. "

在教会最初的几个世纪里，有些贞女将她们的一生奉献给祈祷和侍奉，共同生活在献给上帝的社群中。

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处女，未经尝试者。

One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.

Examples :

"The new computers in the lab are practically virgins; no one has even logged into them yet. "

实验室里的新电脑简直还是全新的，基本上是“未经尝试者”；甚至还没有人登录过。

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处女蝶，银灰蝶属蝴蝶。

Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

Examples :

"The botanist pointed out the tiny, delicate virgins flitting around the milkweed plants in the field. "

植物学家指着田野里围绕着马利筋植物飞舞的那些娇小纤弱的银灰蝶属蝴蝶。

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孤雌生殖的雌虫，处女虫

A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

Examples :

"The aphid colony thrived because the virgins among them could reproduce asexually, creating new offspring without any male aphids. "

蚜虫群之所以能茁壮成长，是因为它们当中的处女虫能够进行无性繁殖，无需雄性蚜虫就能产生新的后代。

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