n 寡(孀)婦(woman whose husband has died)： a war～在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中失去丈夫的女人;She was left a～at the age of thirty. 她30歲就守寡。My brother's～has married again. 我兄弟的遺孀又結(jié)婚了。Margaret is John's～. 瑪格麗特是約翰的遺孀。The deceased left a～and two sons. 死者拋下寡妻和兩個(gè)兒子。a golf～(因丈夫常在外打高爾夫球)獨(dú)守空房的女人;black～黑寡婦球腹蛛(一種有毒小蜘蛛);
vt(1)使成寡婦或鰥夫(cause to become a widow or widower)[T+n，尤pass]： She/He was～ed in 1988. 她/他于1988年喪偶。She has been～ed three times. 她曾三次喪偶。Thousands of women were～ed during/by the civil war. 內(nèi)戰(zhàn)使成千上萬(wàn)的婦女失去了丈夫。
(2)使……失去(make sth lose)[T+n]：A surprise attack～ed the army of its supplies. 一次襲擊使軍隊(duì)失去了給養(yǎng)。
→′widowed adj 寡(鰥)居的;′widower n 鰥夫;′widowhood n 守寡， 孀居;′widowly adj 守寡的