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.
  1. 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。

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
  Synonym:spinster
• commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
  Synonym:periwinklerose periwinkleMadagascar periwinkleCape periwinklered periwinklecayenne jasmineCatharanthus roseusVinca rosea
• any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
  Synonym:zinniaold maid flower

双语例句

• 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。
• Bachelor's wives and old maid 'children is always perfect.
  王老五的老婆和老处女的孩子，无一不十全十美。英迪亚已完全是一副老处女的样子了。
• Chicago family had as their guest a prim old maid from a small town in the East.
  一个东部小镇上的老处女来到芝加哥一户人家作客。
• The ggency gave me this address for the old maid.
  前女仆的地址是中介给我的。
• 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。
• Jolene has become an old maid.
  乔莉成了个老处女。
• I'll try my prentice hand as an old maid in your family.
  我开始在您家里学习老处女的行当。
• 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。
• His elder sister is an old maid.
  他的姐姐是位老处女。
• Jane will be quite an old maid soon, I declare.
  我说，吉英马上就要变成一个老处女了。