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

• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Do we know who the old maid was?
  知道以前的女仆是谁吗？
• His elder sister is an old maid.
  他的姐姐是位老处女。
• No, no.i'm an old maid schoolteacher!
  没有，我只不过是个教师，老太太了！
• It is going to be difficult to see who has the Old Maid card.
  要看出谁的手中有老处女卡片很难，只有时间能告诉我们。
• My father already thinks I'm an old maid.
  我老爸已经觉得我是个老女孩了。
• 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。
• 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。