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widow

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n.寡妇 v.使成寡妇(或鳏夫)

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动词过去式:widowed 过去分词:widowed 现在分词:widowing 第三人称单数:widows

widow


/'wɪdəʊ; `wɪdo/
n woman whose husband has died and who has not married again 寡妇; 孀妇
*She has been a widow for ten years. 她守寡十年了.
* He married his brother's widow. 他娶了他哥哥的遗孀.

v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] cause (sb) to become a widow or widower 使(某人)成寡妇或鳏夫
*She was widowed at an early age. 她年轻时就成了寡妇.
* Many people were widowed by the war. 很多人因战乱丧偶.

widow


n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: wuduwe]
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
 an elderly widow who was attacked and robbed last month
 a wealthy widow
football/golf etc widow
a woman whose husband spends all his free time watching football, playing golf etc - used humorously
1. By a cunning trick he became heir of the rich widow.
    他策划了一个狡猾的计谋, 成了这有钱寡妇的继承人。

2. The widow lamented the death of her only child.
    寡妇为她独生子的死而悲痛。

3. The deceased leaves a widow and three daughters.
    死者留下妻子和三个女儿。

4. Alone now, the widow reads considerably.
    这位寡妇如今一个人生活,所以读了很多书。

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