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。
• She was no more than an old maid.
  她不过是个老处女而已。
• Not the half of one& if she thinks such old maid's rubbish.
  半点都不&假如她想的是这种老处女的废话。
• Jolene has become an old maid.
  乔莉成了个老处女。
• 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。
• 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。
• My father already thinks I'm an old maid.
  我老爸已经觉得我是个老女孩了。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。