| 词汇 | widow |
| 释义 | widow noun[ C ] uk /ˈwɪd.əʊ/ us /ˈwɪd.oʊ/ B2 a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again寡妇，孀妇，遗孀 fishing/football/golf widowinformalhumorous a woman whose partner is often not at home because they are fishing or playing football or golf: My mother's been a golf widow for 30 years or so and to be honest, I don't think she minds. He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.他有个贪财的计划，想娶个有钱的寡妇。 There once was a poor widow who had a beautiful daughter. It's a bloody disgrace that some war widows don't get a decent pension.有些因战争而守寡的妇女没有得到数额合理的抚恤金，这种事真他妈丢人。 A traditional Indian custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres. She is a member of a benevolent society for sailors' widows. Marriage: marital status bachelor bachelorette bachelorhood be between jobs/marriages/boyfriends, girlfriends, etc.idiom between ex grass widow honeymooners live in married on the shelfidiom singleton spinster spinsterhood spoken for wedded widowed widower widowhood wifely widow verb[ Tusually passive ] uk /ˈwɪd.əʊ/ us /ˈwɪd.oʊ/ If someone has been widowed, their husband or wife has died: 丧夫;丧妻 He was widowed at the age of 52.他52岁时妻子去世。 Marriage: marital status bachelor bachelorette bachelorhood be between jobs/marriages/boyfriends, girlfriends, etc.idiom between ex grass widow honeymooners live in married on the shelfidiom singleton spinster spinsterhood spoken for wedded widowed widower widowhood wifely widow | American Dictionarywidow noun[ C ] us/ˈwɪd·oʊ/ a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again Examples of widowwidow Elderly widows (29%) were most exposed to inadequate care because of their low status in their families and among their spouse's kin. While daughters and married women rarely held or managed landed property on their own, the situation with regard to widows was very different. Two men who had become homeless after being widowed bought recipe books and learned to cook for the first time in their lives. Of the unmarried women, only 18.2% were never-married, whereas (unlike any of the men) 15.2% were widowed and 7.5% were divorced. One-half were married and the remainder were single, widowed, separated or divorced. Racial differences in the determinants of the living arrangements of widowed and divorced elderly women. Approximately one-half of the sample (54.2 %) were currently married, 38.0 per cent widowed and 7.8 per cent divorced, separated or never-married. The vast majority of adult descendants were married, widowed or divorced. Marital status was coded in four categories : single ; married ; separated, widowed or divorced ; and unstated. Marital status distinguishes between partnered men (married or cohabiting) and those who are currently widowed, divorced (or separated), or never married. About two-thirds were females (62%), 19% were married, 12% divorced, 35% widowed, and 34% were single. The editors emphasize that their subject is ' never-married ' women, not widows, whose situation differed significantly in the eyes of society and the law. Thirty-seven people said they enjoyed seeing friends for company and the opportunity to do things with others (particularly if they were widowed). Longitudinal changes in mental and physical health among elderly, recently widowed men. Partners of unequal age married, leaving widows and older single women without partners. See all examples of widow These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withwidowwidowThese are words often used in combination with widow. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. childless widow Most vulnerable was the young, childless widow. elderly widow Elderlywidow develops panic attacks, followed by depression. poor widow Remarks like this reflect the social attitudes to widowhood which cause people to put on their 'visiting the poor widow' expression when calling on the bereaved. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with widow |
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