专业释义英英释义
old maid
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n.
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an elderly unmarried woman
同义词： spinster
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any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
同义词： zinnia old maid flower
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commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
同义词： periwinkle rose periwinkle Madagascar periwinkle Cape periwinkle red periwinkle cayenne jasmine Catharanthus roseus Vinca rosea
- 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')
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an elderly unmarried woman
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
old maid
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N-COUNT People sometimes refer to an old or middle-aged woman as an old maid when she has never married and they think that it is unlikely that she ever will marry. This use could cause offence. (冒犯的)老姑娘 [老式]
例：Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
阿历克丝认为自己是个老姑娘的想法还太早了点。
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