bereavement

英 [bɪˈriːvmənt]

美 [bɪˈriːvmənt]

n.  丧失亲人; 丧亲之痛; 亲友的丧亡

复数：bereavements　

Collins.1 / BNC.9905 / COCA.19894

牛津词典

noun

• 丧失亲人；丧亲之痛
  the state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died
  1. the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement
     诸如离婚或痛失亲人等情感危机的痛苦
• 亲友的丧亡
  the death of a relative or close friend
  1. A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference.
     他家里有人去世了，所以不能出席会议。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 丧亲之痛；新丧
  Bereavementis the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies.
  1. When Mary died Anne did not share her brother's sense of bereavement.
     玛丽去世后，安妮并没有像她弟弟那样哀痛。
  2. ...those who have suffered a bereavement.
     那些遭受丧亲之痛的人

英英释义

noun

• state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  Synonym:mourning

双语例句

• She runs a group that helps people deal with bereavement.
  她经营一个帮人处理丧事的团体。
• I sympathize with you in your bereavement.
  我对你痛失亲人表示同情。
• We all sympathize with you in your bereavement.
  我们对你丧亲之痛表示同情。
• I had lived a lonely childhood and a boyhood straitened by war and overshadowed by bereavement.
  我度过了寂寞的童年，少年时代备受战争苦难，又由于丧母而变得黯淡无光。
• With time, the grief of bereavement will blow over.
  假以时日，丧失至亲的哀伤会消散。
• Children who have suffered like this should see a counsellor experienced in bereavement
  经受了这种苦难的孩子应该去咨询在排遣丧亲之痛方面有着丰富经验的辅导人员。
• She was absent because of a recent bereavement.
  她因最近丧亲而缺席。
• The period of mourning and bereavement may be long
  丧亲和哀悼的悲伤会持续很久。
• In the light of her bereavement over willie's death, can we put serious blame upon Mary for succumbing?
  从玛丽对威利之死的伤恸这一点来看，我们能对她为此而陷于唯灵论加以苛责吗？
• You had my deep sympathy at this time of bereavement.
  在这居丧的时刻我向您表示真诚的慰问。