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单词 old woman
释义
old woman
noun[C]
UKinformaldisapproving
uk
/ˌəʊld ˈwʊm.ən/us
/ˌoʊld ˈwʊm.ən/
a man whoworriesaboutmattersanddetailsthat are notimportant:
爱大惊小怪的男人；婆婆妈妈的男人
What anoldwoman Dave is - henearlyhad afitbecause he gotmudon hisshoes!你知道戴夫是多爱大惊小怪的一个人——就因为鞋子上沾了几点泥巴，他就差一点大发脾气！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • brouhaha
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • make noisesidiom
  • mutter
  • nark
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
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(Definition ofold womanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofold woman

old woman
She falls asleep by the side of the lake that was to be her grave and is found by theoldwoman.
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Please to send it immediately and you will relieve the mind of the pooroldwoman.
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The short, round man who came through the curtains at the back of the store uttered the name preciously as might anoldwoman.
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But the moon's mockery of theoldwomanis not simple; it is cruel and twisted, and so is the musical imitation.
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A distraughtoldwomanrestrains the old warrior, while two younger men attempt to calm his attackers.
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Anoldwomanand a young lady were there.
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Theoldwomanwould not listen to such fancy stuff.
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Here the speaker introduces a third party, again unexpectedly in the final strophe with the aid of a proximal ('thisoldwoman').
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Growing to be anoldwoman: aging and ageism.
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It is all over, they eulogize - theoldwomanhas reached her end.
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Oneoldwomanwas burnt to death in the flames of the hut she refused to leave.
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The words written by the girl, and the paper handled, will be the same read and held by theoldwoman.
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Prolonged in-vivo exposure therapy with a 70-yearoldwoman.
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The witch's spell, her virtus, her manhood, seem decorative in character; beneath all the fanciness she's a vulgaroldwoman.
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The young girl favored the player with the driver who were talking to anoldwoman.
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