orphans

柯林斯詞典

orphan /???f?n/ (orphaned,orphans)

• 1. N-COUNT An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. 孤兒

  ...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants. …她是由農(nóng)民養(yǎng)大的孤兒。

• 2. V-T PASSIVE If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies. 使成為孤兒[no cont]

  ...a fifteen-year-old boy left orphaned by the recent disaster. …這個15歲的男孩因最近的災(zāi)難而成為孤兒。

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