old maid

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An old woman who has never married; a spinster. countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — If she is looking for the perfect man before she marries, she'll be an old maid.
  2. The Madagascar periwinkle. countable,uncountable
    — The following are the only hardy species grown, but V. rosea, with rosy or white flowers, is a pretty greenhouse plant known as ' Old Maid ' or ' Madagascar Periwinkle'.
  3. The common zinnia. countable,uncountable
    — Zinnias are sometimes known as "Old Maids" in the South.
  4. An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels. countable,uncountable
    — 2004 April 29 – May 5, "Unpopped Kernels Costing U.S. Billions", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 147, Crawford asked Congress to double funding for the FDA's $200 million old-maid-elimination research project.
  5. A card game in which cards must be paired and one unmatchable card is designated "old maid". uncountable
  6. The unmatchable card in that game. countable,uncountable

词形变化

old maids plural
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