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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

      双语例句

      • 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。
      • As for me, I've been an old maid all these years and should have some fun too.
        我呢,当了这么些年老姑娘,也该痛快几天。
      • As the old maid entered the royal palace, she thought she saw the Buddha coming towards her.
        世尊教法的究竟,是秘密的金刚乘。当老女仆进入皇宫,她似乎看到世尊正向她走来。
      • 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。
      • No, no.i'm an old maid schoolteacher!
        没有,我只不过是个教师,老太太了!
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • My father already thinks I'm an old maid.
        我老爸已经觉得我是个老女孩了。
      • She was no more than an old maid.
        她不过是个老处女而已。
      • It shall be on your family's behalf that I'll start my apprenticeship as old maid.
        谈谈,也许这事情会办妥的。我开始在您家里学习老处女的行当。