词汇 "old maids lead apes in hell" 在中文的含义
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old maids lead apes in hell
US /oʊld meɪdz liːd eɪps ɪn hɛl/
UK /əʊld meɪdz liːd eɪps ɪn hɛl/
成语
老处女在地狱里牵猴子
a proverbial saying suggesting that women who die unmarried will be punished or have a lowly status in the afterlife
示例:
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In Shakespeare's time, it was a common joke that old maids lead apes in hell.
在莎士比亚时代，一个常见的笑话是老处女在地狱里牵猴子。
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She laughed at the old superstition that old maids lead apes in hell.
她嘲笑那个关于老处女在地狱里牵猴子的古老迷信。