widow
noun [ C ] uk/ˈwɪd.əʊ/ us/ˈwɪd.oʊ/
B2 寡妇，孀妇，遗孀
a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again
fishing/football/golf widowinformal humorous （丈夫因钓鱼、踢足球或打高尔夫而经常不在家的）钓鱼／足球／高尔夫活寡妇
a woman whose partner is often not at home because he or she is fishing or playing football or golf
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- He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.
- 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.
- 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.
widow
verb [ T usually passive ] uk/ˈwɪd.əʊ/ us/ˈwɪd.oʊ/
丧夫;丧妻
If someone has been widowed, their husband or wife has died
He was widowed at the age of 52. 他52岁时妻子去世。