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。
• It is with the deepest regret that we learn of your bereavement.
  惊悉你亲人逝世，深切悲痛。
• Bereavement includes grief, the psychological reaction of the individual, and mourning, the social expression of grief.
  丧失包括悲伤，这属于个体的心理反应，还包括哀掉，这是悲伤的社会表现。
• Her daughter was a great solace to her in her bereavement.
  在她丧夫之时，她的女儿是她的极大的安慰。
• And during it some have suffered bereavement of tragic and shocking kind.
  是的并在它的过程中一些遭受悲剧和令人震惊的类的哀伤。
• How the soul sinks, the heart grows sick, and the faith staggers under the keen trials and testings which come into our lives in times of special bereavement and suffering.
  这句话是何等重大的考验关头，当我们受到了特别的痛苦和丧失的时候，我们的灵何其之消沉，我们的心又是何等的悲痛，我们的信心如何在试炼中发生摇动。
• 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。
• The period of mourning and bereavement may be long
  丧亲和哀悼的悲伤会持续很久。
• 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。
• We're not going to talk about the process of grieving or bereavement.
  我们不会去讨论丧失亲友时悲伤的过程。