音标:/əʊld ˈwʊmən/
词性:名词(N-COUNT)
字面含义:指年长的女性,通常用于非正式语境,对应中文“老妇人”“老太婆”。
例:She looked like an old woman and smelled like an old woman.(她看上去像个老太太,身上散发着老太太的气味。)
引申含义:非正式用法中,可指“大惊小怪的人”,尤其用于批评男性过于焦虑或谨慎。
例:You're a regular old woman.(你也太婆婆妈妈了。)
常见搭配:
描述特征:crazy old woman(疯老太婆)、silly old woman(笨老太婆)
动作场景:mutter about(低声抱怨)、weave on the loom(织布)、lay by money(积蓄钱财)
语境注意:
当面称呼年长女性时,“old woman”可能显得不礼貌,建议使用“senior”“elder”或尊称“Madam”。
在文学或非正式场合,可用于比喻,如“the old woman of the house”指家庭中的女主人。
A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.(一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。)
She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration.(她能听见这老妇人低声说要考虑考虑。)
The man claimed to be a social worker and the old woman believed him.(那个男人自称是社会福利工作者,老妇人信以为真。)
The old woman beat her breast and cried in anguish.(这个老妇人伤心地捶胸顿足地哭着、号着。)
A thief planted the stolen television on this innocent old woman.(小偷把偷来的电视机栽赃给了这位无辜的老太太。)
The old woman walked slowly, and the children ran on in front.(那位老妇人慢慢地走,小孩子们跑在前面。)
To our amusement, the boy acted an old woman.(那男孩扮演了一个老太太,把我们逗笑了。)
The old woman has been confined to her bed for a whole year.(那老妇人已经卧病在床整整一年了。)
A little old woman with a wrinkled face told us our fortunes.(一位满脸皱纹的小个儿老妇人给我们算命。)
The old woman was anxiously awaiting the return of her relatives.(老妇人望眼欲穿地盼望亲人归来。)
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