widow

英 ['wɪdəʊ] 美 ['wɪdoʊ]

• n. 寡妇；遗孀
• vt. 使丧偶

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 寡妇,遗孀

   a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 寡妇，孀妇，遗孀
2. 【牌】寡妇牌，放在一边的几张牌，发在桌面上的额外的一副牌
3. 【印】半行，短行，未排足的行
4. <俚>香槟酒（the widow）
5. <美口>丈夫经常外出玩乐的妇女，丈夫老是不在身边的妇人（grass widow 的缩略）
6. <口>黑寡妇蜘蛛（=black widow）

v. 动词

1. 使成寡妇，使失去丈夫
2. 使成鳏夫
3. 使丧偶
4. <罕>从…夺走，夺去
5. <废>成为…的寡妇
6. <废>使拥有寡妇的权利

英英释义

Noun:

1. a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

Verb:

1. cause to be without a spouse;

   "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The widow lamented the death of her only child.
   寡妇为她独生子的死而悲痛。
2. The poor widow earns money by taking in washing.
   那位可怜的寡妇在家里替人洗衣服度日。
3. I should assist his widow and daughters.
   我一定要帮助他的遗孀和女儿们。
4. All this money was appropriated for the support of his widow.
   所有这些钱作为给他的遗孀的抚养费。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Martha was a very rich young widow.
   玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。

经典引文

• This stone is dedicated to Randolph Henry Ash..by his sorrowing widow and wife of more than 45 years.

  出自： A. S. Byatt

• Wit, widow'd of good-sense, is worse than nought.

  出自： E. Young

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• marry a widow 娶个寡妇

形容词+～

• rich〔wealthy〕 widow 有钱的寡妇

名词+～

• grass widow 独守空房的寡妇
• war widow 战争造成的寡妇

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的widewe，意为寡妇。

近反义词

【近义词】

• single 单一的
• widow woman 寡妇

派生词

n.(名词)

• widowed adj. 成为寡妇的,成了鳏夫的