old maid

英 [ˌəʊld ˈmeɪd]

美 [ˌoʊld ˈmeɪd]

n. 老姑娘; 老处女

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 老处女，老姑娘（可能具冒犯意味）
People sometimes refer to an old or middle-aged woman as anold maidwhen she has never married and they think that it is unlikely that she ever will marry. This use could cause offence.
1. Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
  亚历克丝认为自己是个老姑娘的想法还太早了点。

noun

a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed
the loser in a game of old maid
an elderly unmarried woman
Synonym:spinster
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Synonym:periwinklerose periwinkleMadagascar periwinkleCape periwinklered periwinklecayenne jasmineCatharanthus roseusVinca rosea
any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
Synonym:zinniaold maid flower

It shall be on your family's behalf that I'll start my apprenticeship as old maid.
谈谈，也许这事情会办妥的。我开始在您家里学习老处女的行当。
The ggency gave me this address for the old maid.
前女仆的地址是中介给我的。
My father already thinks I'm an old maid.
我老爸已经觉得我是个老女孩了。
As the old maid entered the royal palace, she thought she saw the Buddha coming towards her.
世尊教法的究竟，是秘密的金刚乘。当老女仆进入皇宫，她似乎看到世尊正向她走来。
When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary.
当家中有一个老处女，就不需要看门狗了。
She just got tired of waiting and was afraid she'd be an old maid and
她只是等的有点不耐烦了，她担心自己是个老处女而且
She was no more than an old maid.
她不过是个老处女而已。
As for me, I've been an old maid all these years and should have some fun too.
我呢，当了这么些年老姑娘，也该痛快几天。
She is so touchy about everything! I just can not take all her twisted old maid notion.
她对什么事情都容易生气！我就是无法忍受她那偏执的老处女脾气。
Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.
亚历克丝认为自己是个老姑娘的想法还太早了点。