widow
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. widow, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
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.
🎯 考研助记
widow-window:n男人: 寡妇失去丈夫就像窗户失去玻璃
🔁 扩展释义
*['widәu]n. 寡妇, 孀妇vt. 使成寡妇【法】 寡妇, 遗孀
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
abstractadj. 抽象的,理论上的;难解的;抽象派的;茫然的;
n. 抽象概念;抽象派艺术作品;摘要;[化]萃取物;
vt. 提取,分离;转移(注意等);概括,摘录;<婉辞>剽窃;
exilevt. 放逐,流放;使背井离乡;
n. 流放,放逐,流亡;长期离家[出国];被流放者,背井离乡者;
dipvt. 浸;(把烛芯浸在融蜡里)制造(蜡烛);把(汽车前灯)的远光调为近光;洗药水浴;
vt.& vi. (使)微降,(使)下沉;(使)向下再向上;
n. 浏览;(通常指暂时的)减少;洗澡;倾斜;
vi. 浸水;提取;(轻度或暂时地)减少;浏览;
For all his life, he had known that people suddenly disappeared from their villages.
他一生中,听说过有的人突然间在他们的村庄失踪了。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.