新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

orphan

英  [ˈɔːfən]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • orphans

    1[C 可数名词] 孤儿

    An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.

    双语例句

    例:

    a young orphan girl brought up by peasants.

    农民养大的一个女孤儿。

    VERB. 动词
  • orphans , orphaned

    1[PASSIVE 被动及物动词] 使成为孤儿

    If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies.

    双语例句

    例:

    a fifteen-year-old boy left orphaned by the recent disaster.

    最近的一场灾难让这个十五岁的男孩成为了孤儿。