old maid
英英释义
Noun- an elderly unmarried woman
- any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
- commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
- the loser in a game of old maid
- a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
例句
用作名词(n.)- Catherine has settled down to becoming an old maid.凯瑟琳倒安心当老处女。
- She was no more than an old maid.她不过是个老处女而已。
- America is the staid old lady in this drama.在这出剧中，美国是谨小慎微的。
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