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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - She's extremely picky about choosing a boyfriend, I'm afraid she'll become an old maid and never get married.
她对男朋友的要求实在太高了，真怕她会成为一个迟婚的老女人。 - She was no more than an old maid.
她不过是个老处女而已。 - Well I ain't sorry for you no more, you crazy, psalm-singing, skinny old maid!
我不再为你感到惋惜了，你这疯狂的、唱圣歌的、瘦弱的老未婚女。 - 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。 - 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。 - She just got tired of waiting and was afraid she'd be an old maid and
她只是等的有点不耐烦了，她担心自己是个老处女而且 - An old maid has one consolation: she can never be a widow no matter who dies.
老处女有一则安慰：不管是谁死掉也好，她也决不会当寡妇。