Maiden aunt
n. 未婚的姨妈（或姑妈）
📖 牛津释义
maiden aunt
unmarried aunt （未婚的）姑, 姨.
🧩 词语组成解析
aunt
[ænt]
n. 阿姨;姨母，姑妈;舅妈;婶娘;
🗣️ 情景例句
The only thing holding us back is our financial situation.
只是财政状况未许可，所以才拖延到现在。
He's been out of a job for months.
他已经失业好几个月了。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作，切掉旧的金属，焊接新的金属板，钻孔，埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。