orphan

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。