英语词汇“old maid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

old maid

noun

1 derogatory A single woman regarded as too old for marriage: if you don’t mind your tongue, you’ll die an old maid...

Do you wish for you and your sister to grow into single old maids?
As illegal divers working for the Asian export market continue to thin abalone populations, the survivors are dying off as old maids and bachelors.
The daughter was heartbroken, never married and died an old maid.

1.1A prim and fussy person: he said John was an old maid...

The epitome of a fussy old maid, Mrs. B. operated with a few less sandwiches than it takes to make a picnic.

2 [mass noun] A card game in which players collect pairs and try not to be left with an odd penalty card, typically a queen.The school is also encouraging parents to introduce their children to cards games such as old maid, snap and bridge....

As in old maid, you do not know what card you are going to take, and the player you are taking the card from does not know which one you will take.
Steph has a poker face as good as my 4 year old daughter playing old maid.

3chiefly West Indian another term for periwinkle¹.

Derivatives

old-maidish

adjective

单词	old maid
释义	old maid noun 1 derogatory A single woman regarded as too old for marriage: if you don’t mind your tongue, you’ll die an old maid... Do you wish for you and your sister to grow into single old maids? As illegal divers working for the Asian export market continue to thin abalone populations, the survivors are dying off as old maids and bachelors. The daughter was heartbroken, never married and died an old maid. 1.1A prim and fussy person: he said John was an old maid... The epitome of a fussy old maid, Mrs. B. operated with a few less sandwiches than it takes to make a picnic. 2 [mass noun] A card game in which players collect pairs and try not to be left with an odd penalty card, typically a queen.The school is also encouraging parents to introduce their children to cards games such as old maid, snap and bridge.... As in old maid, you do not know what card you are going to take, and the player you are taking the card from does not know which one you will take. Steph has a poker face as good as my 4 year old daughter playing old maid. 3chiefly West Indian another term for periwinkle¹. Derivatives old-maidish adjective
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