| 词汇 | widow |
| 释义 | widowWord family nounwidowerwidowerhoodwidowhoodwidow Family wid·ow /ˈwɪdəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 SSFMARRYa woman whose husband has died and who has not married again 寡妇，遗孀 an elderly widow who was attacked and robbed last month 上个月遭到行凶抢劫的一位寡居老妇 a wealthy widow ► see thesaurus at married 富孀 2. football/golf etc widow DSALONEa woman whose husband spends all his free time watching football, playing golf etc – used humorously 足球/高尔夫球等寡妇〔指因丈夫沉溺于观看足球赛、打高尔夫球等而被冷落的妻子；幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus football/golf etc widow• My wife has been a golf widow for the last 30 years.• You've all heard of golf widows. Examples from the Corpus widow• Mr Jarvis died yesterday, leaving a widow and four children.• He left a widow and three children.• Also patron of divorce, infidelity, and widows.• The grieving widow was rich and powerful enough to hound anyone through the courts.• The excused forewoman is a 55-year-old widow who works as a supervisor for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.• Mourners at the funeral included Paul's widow, Sarah Jones.• Conservative Members asked, why just a pensioner - what about a single widow?• She is the widow of the head of the clan and so hers is the largest house.• She is a petite, trim widow of 73 who dresses stylishly and lives in a beautifully decorated Longwood home.• A massive collection was made for Charlton's young widow and four children. Old English wuduwe |
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