widow

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Familywidowwid‧ow /ˈwɪdəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun [countable] 1 SSFMARRYa woman whose husband has died and who has not married again an elderly widow who was attacked and robbed last month a wealthy widow► see thesaurus at married2 → football/golf etc widowExamples from the Corpuswidow• 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.Origin widow Old English wuduwe

单词	widow
释义	widow From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Familywidowwid‧ow /ˈwɪdəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 SSFMARRYa woman whose husband has died and who has not married again an elderly widow who was attacked and robbed last month a wealthy widow► see thesaurus at married2 → football/golf etc widowExamples from the Corpuswidow• 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.Origin widow Old English wuduwe
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