英语词汇“widow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wid•ow n. [countable]

Anthropologya woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.
a woman who is often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport:a golf widow.

wid•ow•hood, n. [uncountable]

wid•ow n.

Anthropologya woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.
Games[Cards.]an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table.
Printing
- Printinga short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word.
- Printingthe last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph. Cf. orphan (def. 4).
a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination). Cf. golf widow.

v.t.

to make (someone) a widow:She was widowed by the war.
to deprive of anything cherished or needed:A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies.
[Obs.]
- to endow with a widow's right.
- to survive as the widow of.

bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widuwe, wydewe; cognate with German Witwe, Gothic widuwo, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus bereaved), Sanskrit vidhavā widow; (verb, verbal) Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal

wid′ow•ly, adj.

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widow /ˈwɪdəʊ/ n

a woman who has survived her husband, esp one who has not remarried
(usually with a modifier) informal a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he indulges in a sport, etc: a golf widow
a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column
(in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table

vb (tr; usually passive)

to cause to become a widow or a widower
to deprive of something valued or desirable

Etymology: Old English widuwe; related to German Witwe, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus deprived), Sanskrit vidhavā

ˈwidowhood n

单词	widow
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wid•ow /ˈwɪdoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Anthropologya woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. a woman who is often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport:a golf widow. wid•ow•hood, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wid•ow (wid′ō),USA pronunciation n. Anthropologya woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. Games[Cards.]an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. Printing Printinga short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word. Printingthe last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph. Cf. orphan (def. 4). a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination). Cf. golf widow. v.t. to make (someone) a widow:She was widowed by the war. to deprive of anything cherished or needed:A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies. [Obs.] to endow with a widow's right. to survive as the widow of. bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widuwe, wydewe; cognate with German Witwe, Gothic widuwo, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus bereaved), Sanskrit vidhavā widow; (verb, verbal) Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal wid′ow•ly, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: widow /ˈwɪdəʊ/ n a woman who has survived her husband, esp one who has not remarried (usually with a modifier) informal a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he indulges in a sport, etc: a golf widow a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column (in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table vb (tr; usually passive) to cause to become a widow or a widower to deprive of something valued or desirable Etymology: Old English widuwe; related to German Witwe, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus deprived), Sanskrit vidhavā ˈwidowhood n
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