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

• With time, the grief of bereavement will blow over.
  假以时日，丧失至亲的哀伤会消散。
• No pain distresses, no thought of death or bereavement saddens.
  没有苦痛难过，不再想到死亡或丧亲之悲；
• 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。
• We all sympathize with you in your bereavement.
  我们对你丧亲之痛表示同情。
• Rather than bereavement, it brought the eeriness, and sometimes the joy, of displacement.
  火山喷发带来了阴森恐怖，但而非丧亲之痛，时而有烟消云散的喜悦。
• 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。
• Bereavement is often a time of great grief.
  丧失亲人常常是最悲痛的时刻。
• It is with the deepest regret that we learn of your bereavement.
  惊悉你亲人逝世，深切悲痛。
• I sympathize with you in your bereavement.
  我对你痛失亲人表示同情。
• 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。