widow
/ˈwɪdəu; `wɪdo/ n
woman whose husband has died and who has not married again 寡妇; 孀妇
She has been a widow for ten years. 她守寡十年了.
He married his brother's widow. 他娶了他哥哥的遗孀. widow, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
cause (sb) to become a widow or widower 使（某人）成寡妇或鳏夫
She was widowed at an early age. 她年轻时就成了寡妇.
Many people were widowed by the war. 很多人因战乱丧偶.