widow

英 [ˈwɪdəʊ]

美 [ˈwɪdoʊ]

n.  寡妇; 遗孀
v.  使丧偶; 使成为寡妇(或鳏夫)

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

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牛津词典

noun

• 寡妇；遗孀
  a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again

verb

• 使丧偶；使成为寡妇（或鳏夫）
  if sb is widowed , their husband or wife has died
  1. She was widowed when she was 35.
     她35岁时就守了寡。

柯林斯词典

• 寡妇;遗孀
  Awidowis a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.

英英释义

noun

• a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
  Synonym:widow woman

verb

• cause to be without a spouse
  1. The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia

双语例句

• It's certain she's a widow.
  她确实是个寡妇。
• Since Pat married a rich widow, he's been living the life of Riley.
  帕特自从娶了一个有钱的寡妇，就过上了自由自在的安乐日子。
• The deceased leaves a widow and three daughters.
  死者留下妻子和三个女儿。
• He married his brother's widow.
  他娶了他哥哥的遗孀。
• 'You said she was a poor widow lady!' — 'In a manner of speaking she is,' Alison said.
  “你说过她是个可怜的寡妇！”——“从某种意义上说，她就是，”艾利森说。
• Martha was a very rich young widow.
  玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。
• I married a widow whom I deeply loved and dated for3 years.
  我和一个我深爱的寡妇结婚，在结婚前我们谈了3年恋爱。
• He leaves a widow and two sons.
  他遗下寡妻和两个儿子。
• I got married to the widow next door.
  我已经和隔壁的寡妇结婚了。
• His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres
  他的遗孀已接手管理他创下的帝国，其中包括6家伦敦剧院。