orphan
美音:
[´ɔ:fən
]英音:
[´ɔ:fən
]n.孤儿,失去生母的幼小动物 adj.无双亲的,孤儿的 vt.使成孤儿
难易程度:
orphan为六级词汇
词形变化:
名词:orphanhood 动词过去式:orphaned 过去分词:orphaned 现在分词:orphaning 第三人称单数:orphans
近义词, 同义词
orphan
/'ɔ:fn; `ɔrfən/
n person (esp a child) whose parents are dead 父母双亡的人; (尤指)孤儿
*He has been an orphan since he was five. 他五岁时即沦为孤儿.
* [attrib 作定语] an orphan nephew 双亲亡故的侄儿.
v [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] make (a child) an orphan 使(儿童)沦为孤儿
*She was orphaned in the war. 她在战争中沦为孤儿.
1. We saw a maudlin movie about an orphan who lost his parents in the war. 我们看了部令人落泪的电影,内容是有关一个在战争中失去父母的孤儿。
2. Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan. 他们因没有亲生儿女, 所以决定领养一个孤儿.
3. I´m an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. 我是个孤儿, 过去我给住在这儿的这家人干活.
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