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spinster的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:
英英释义
Noun:
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an elderly unmarried woman
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someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
spinster的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
- He left his Montana ranch to his spinster sister.
他把他在蒙大拿州的大牧场留给了他未婚妹妹。 - The sisters were to remain spinsters for the rest of their lives.
姐妹们准备余生继续保持未婚。 - The poor good old woman was a spinster.
那可怜慈祥的妇人是个老处女。 - If you're single, you'll sound like a dried-up old spinster.
如果你单身,人家会觉得你是一个干枯的老处女。
经典引文
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While she liked Mr Woolner.., she would be perfectly happy to live..as a spinster.
出自: G. Daly -
My father entirely supported his three spinster sisters.
出自: attrib.