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

• someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
  Synonym:spinnerthread maker
• an elderly unmarried woman
  Synonym:old maid

双语例句

• You'll lead the carefree life of a barren spinster!
  你就能过无忧无虑的无孕生活了！
• Maybe I am destined to be a sad old spinster.
  或许我命中注定只是一个忧愁的老处女。
• 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！
• That you might end up a spinster.
  你会不会变成个老姑婆。
• If I don't marry you, you will be prettiest spinster.
  我不娶你的话，你就变成交际花。
• A spinster or a virgin lady.
  老处女或未婚女子。
• 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。
• When a man has two sons and a rich spinster sister.
  当一个人有两个儿子还有一个有钱的未婚姐妹。
• Miss Havisham is an iconic character over here in Britain: an embittered spinster who sits in her mouldering mansion still wearing the wedding dress she wore when she was jilted at the altar;
  郝薇香小姐是在英国非常标志性的人物：一个坐在自己破落的大宅里哀怨的老处女，依然穿着她在婚礼时被抛弃在圣坛前时的婚纱。
• 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。