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spinster

英 [ˈspɪnstə(r)]

美 [ˈspɪnstər]

n.  老处女; 老姑娘

复数:spinsters 

TEM8

BNC.14367 / COCA.22068

牛津词典

    noun

    • 老处女;老姑娘
      a woman who is not married, especially an older woman who is not likely to marry

      柯林斯词典

      • (老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
        Aspinsteris a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman.

        英英释义

        noun

        双语例句

        • So saying, she pointed out to the spinster two napoleons which were glittering on the table.
          她一面说,一面指着桌子,把那两个发亮的拿破仑指给那老姑娘看。
        • There was also in this house, between this elderly spinster and this old man, a child, a little boy, who was always trembling and mute in the presence of M.Gillenormand.
          在这家人里,除了那个老姑娘和那老头以外,还有一个小孩,一个在吉诺曼先生面前便会发抖沉默的小男孩。
        • There's nothing shameful in being a spinster.
          当老处女也没什么丢人的,看看皮蒂姑妈。
        • Don't take me easy cause I'm a spinster!
          别想轻薄我,我还没结婚呢!
        • She's become a typical spinster& can't understand why with four children my house is always untidy!
          她成了个典型的老处女&不明白为什么我家因为有了4个孩子而常常乱七八糟的!
        • Twenty or thirty years ago it was believed that a women must either many young or risk becoming a spinster.
          二三十年前,人们普遍认为一个女人要么早早结婚,要么很可能成为一个老处女。
        • I've been worried since I first met you that you might end up being a spinster.
          我第一次见到你时曾经担心过你会不会变成个老姑婆。
        • A spinster is an unmarried woman who is past the usual age for marrying and is considered unlikely to marry.
          老女人指的是已经过了该结婚的年龄却还未结婚,而且不太容易嫁的出去的未婚女子。
        • "Yes," answered the old spinster;" it is a disease."
          “我知道,”那个老姑娘回答说,“那是一种病。”
        • You're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
          那你就变成本校最后处女。