bereavement

英 [bɪˈriːvmənt]

美 [bɪˈriːvmənt]

n.  丧失亲人; 丧亲之痛; 亲友的丧亡

复数：bereavements　

Collins.1 / BNC.9905 / COCA.19894

牛津词典

noun

• 丧失亲人；丧亲之痛
  the state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died
  1. the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement
     诸如离婚或痛失亲人等情感危机的痛苦
• 亲友的丧亡
  the death of a relative or close friend
  1. A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference.
     他家里有人去世了，所以不能出席会议。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 丧亲之痛；新丧
  Bereavementis the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies.
  1. When Mary died Anne did not share her brother's sense of bereavement.
     玛丽去世后，安妮并没有像她弟弟那样哀痛。
  2. ...those who have suffered a bereavement.
     那些遭受丧亲之痛的人

英英释义

noun

• state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  Synonym:mourning

双语例句

• The actions or expressions of one who has suffered a bereavement.
  悲痛痛失亲人或朋友的人行为或表情。
• One of his jobs is to visit schools and teach about bereavement.
  他的工作之一是拜访学校，讲授有关丧亲的内容。
• The period of mourning and bereavement may be long
  丧亲和哀悼的悲伤会持续很久。
• Bereavement includes grief, the psychological reaction of the individual, and mourning, the social expression of grief.
  丧失包括悲伤，这属于个体的心理反应，还包括哀掉，这是悲伤的社会表现。
• Rather than bereavement, it brought the eeriness, and sometimes the joy, of displacement.
  火山喷发带来了阴森恐怖，但而非丧亲之痛，时而有烟消云散的喜悦。
• But he's back home on bereavement leave here in miami.
  但目前他请丧假回到了迈阿密。
• I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost.
  我祈求我们的天父减轻您丧失亲人的悲痛，使您只怀有对于已故亲人的美好回忆。
• We're not going to talk about the process of grieving or bereavement.
  我们不会去讨论丧失亲友时悲伤的过程。
• BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: This is no excuse for missing work.
  丧假：借口亲戚好友逝去请丧假是决不允许的。
• She runs a group that helps people deal with bereavement.
  她经营一个帮人处理丧事的团体。