单词	orphan
释义	orphan1 nounorphan2 verb orphanor‧phan1 /ˈɔːfən $ ˈɔːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINorphan1 Origin: 1300-1400 Late Latin orphanus, from Greek orphanos Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Dr Barnardo founded homes for orphans in the late nineteenth century. Pepino was a ten-year-old orphan. His parents had been killed in the war. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Fiona Grogan, 17, portrayed orphan Sophie with the right quality of childlike credibility without patronising children. Four orphans vow to be a family, but come to break their promises. He is the unloved schoolboy son of an unhappy marriage; she is an orphan. Richard was an orphan, adopted at nine months. Sheikhas were always looking for homeless orphans to take under their wing. They are not just servants, they are like my own family: I call them my orphans. This orphan grew up to be a soldier. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora child whose parents have died► orphan · Pepino was a ten-year-old orphan. His parents had been killed in the war.· Dr Barnardo founded homes for orphans in the late nineteenth century. WORD SETS► Children baby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► orphan girl/boy/child  a poor little orphan girl COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► poor · Jules paced beside her and said nothing at all, imagining no doubt that she was a poor little orphan. NOUN► boy · The children's home is sending us one of their orphan boys. ► child · In the case of orphan children the position is relatively clear: a child without parents needs some one to care for it. ► girl · It may well be that the better education of orphan girls was a particular feature of the experiment.· They Survey the huddled women briefly, then Stare at the orphan girls.· Jane, the orphan girl, was chosen to go.· Due to some unexplained back story, Royer-Collard has been keeping a young orphan girl locked away at a nunnery. VERB► help · Help us to help our boys help the orphans. ► leave · I was left an orphan at an early age and became a ward of court.· Second, Aids has slashed life expectancy in many countries, killing the most economically productive generation and leaving orphans and elderly. a child whose parents are both dead:  The war has left thousands of children as orphans.orphan girl/boy/child a poor little orphan girl orphan1 nounorphan2 verb orphanorphan2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE orphan Simple Form Present I, you, we, they orphan he, she, it orphans Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they orphaned Present perfect I, you, we, they have orphaned he, she, it has orphaned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had orphaned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will orphan Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have orphaned Continuous Form Present I am orphaning he, she, it is orphaning you, we, they are orphaning Past I, he, she, it was orphaning you, we, they were orphaning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been orphaning he, she, it has been orphaning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been orphaning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be orphaning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been orphaning Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But what if they were obliged to seek that elusive spring for the good of those they'd orphaned and anguished? Cyril had been stranded, orphaned, in adulthood, in the land of the grown-up. I remember the night Kip was orphaned. Philip Leapor may therefore have been orphaned at the age of eight. The first to come were two boys orphaned in the war in Kampuchea. They began with a small rented house, its first occupants a handful of people, including children orphaned by the war. They had been orphaned and were so desperate for work that they auditioned while still mourning. When she dies-and it will be soon-she will leave behind three orphaned children. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen one of your relatives or friends dies► lose if you lose a close relative or friend, they die: · Sharon lost her mother when she was very young.· It's a terrible thing to lose someone very close to you. ► be widowed if you are widowed , your husband or wife dies: · Tony's mother was widowed at the age of 23 with three children. ► be orphaned if you are orphaned , both your parents die when you are still young: · Ben was orphaned at an early age and raised by an uncle. ► bereaved formal used about someone whose close relative or friend has died: · The bereaved mother stood by her son's grave.· Bereaved family members are demanding more information about the plane crash. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► child · When she dies-and it will be soon-she will leave behind three orphaned children. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be orphaned a home for orphaned children Ben was orphaned at an early age and raised by an uncle. White was orphaned at 14 when his parents died in a car accident. I remember the night Kip was orphaned. Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned. Many were orphaned by the disaster, others still suffer radiation sickness. be orphaned to become an orphan:  She was orphaned when her parents died in a plane crash.
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