| 单词 | widow |
| 释义 | widow n. & v. --n 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2. a woman whose husband is often away on a specified activity (golf widow). 3. extra cards dealt separately and taken by the highest bidder. 4. Printing the short last line of a paragraph at the top of a page or column. --vtr. 1. make into a widow or widower. 2. (as widowed adj.) bereft by the death of a spouse (my widowed mother). 3. (foll. by of) deprive of. Phrases and idioms widow-bird a whydah. widow's cruse an apparently small supply that proves or seems inexhaustible (see 1. Kgs. 17:10-16). widow's mite a small money contribution (see Mark 12:42). widow's peak a V-shaped growth of hair towards the centre of the forehead. widow's weeds see WEEDS. Etymology: OE widewe, rel. to OHG wituwa, Skr. vidh{aacute}va, L viduus bereft, widowed, Gk eitheos unmarried man |
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