old maid
英 [ˌəʊld ˈmeɪd]
美 [ˌoʊld ˈmeɪd]
n. 老姑娘; 老处女
牛津词典
noun
- 老姑娘;老处女
a woman who has never married and is now no longer young
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 老处女,老姑娘(可能具冒犯意味)
People sometimes refer to an old or middle-aged woman as anold maidwhen she has never married and they think that it is unlikely that she ever will marry. This use could cause offence.- Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
亚历克丝认为自己是个老姑娘的想法还太早了点。
- Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
英英释义
noun
- a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed
- the loser in a game of old maid
- an elderly unmarried woman
- commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
- any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
双语例句
- Jolene has become an old maid.
乔莉成了个老处女。 - He's nothing more than a ridiculous old maid.
他完全是个谨小慎微的可笑人物。 - My father already thinks I'm an old maid.
我老爸已经觉得我是个老女孩了。 - The ggency gave me this address for the old maid.
前女仆的地址是中介给我的。 - "Mother is not an old maid," said his virgin sister with pinched lips.
“妈妈可不是老处女,”身为处女的妹妹噘着嘴说。 - I hope I soon meet somebody I want to marry, otherwise I'll finish up an old maid.
我希望我很快会遇上个心上人与其成婚,不然的话我就成老处女了。 - When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary.
当家中有一个老处女,就不需要看门狗了。 - Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
亚历克丝认为自己是个老姑娘的想法还太早了点。 - In a tiny village lived an old maid.
在一个村子里住着一个还没出嫁的老太太。 - The term is synonymous with old maid.
这个词与老处女同义。