Old maid
老处女（抽出的一张牌后分牌, 然后对对子, 类似中国的蹩七和蹩王八）
📖 牛津释义
old maid
(infml derog 口, 贬) unmarried woman who is thought to be too old for marriage 老小姐; 老处女.
🧩 词语组成解析
old
[old]
adj. 老的;古老的;以前的;（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的;
n. 古时;
maid
[med]
n. 女仆，侍女;少女;处女，未婚女子;
🗣️ 情景例句
The bad news is, you won't be able to adopt the dog.
坏消息是你不能收养那只狗了。
I tried to call Mr. Cooper,but the line was busy.
我试着呼叫库珀先生，但是线老是忙。
As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not take him seriously.
挂上电话后，他又马上来到工人那儿，告诉他们若有个警察来让他们走开，不要把他当回事，