| 单词 | old bachelor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold bachelor old bachelor n. an elderly or confirmed bachelor; spec. one having the fastidious habits considered to be typical of such a person; (occasionally) an animal of this sort. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried man > [noun] > by choice old bachelor1630 celibataire1817 old bach1855 old bach1855 1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. N And old batchelor, as I am,..is not troublde With these fine fagaries. 1770 G. White Let. 12 May in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 82 Small coveys of partridges, consisting of cock-birds alone; these he pleasantly used to call old bachelors. 1882 Cent. Mag. May 25/1 Old bachelor, you could see; speaks with a panting manner, difficult to find the word. 1993 R. Connolly Sunday Morning (BNC) 175 I can imagine he takes some getting used to. You know the sort: an old bachelor, gruff as an old bull elephant, always counting the pennies. < as lemmas |
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