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

• The term is synonymous with old maid.
  这个词与老处女同义。
• His elder sister is an old maid.
  他的姐姐是位老处女。
• 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。
• 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。
• No, no.i'm an old maid schoolteacher!
  没有，我只不过是个教师，老太太了！
• 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。
• He's nothing more than a ridiculous old maid.
  他完全是个谨小慎微的可笑人物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。