widowed

动词 widow:

1. cause to be without a spouse
   同义词：widow

形容词 widowed:

1. single because of death of the spouse

1. It's really not easy for a widowed mother to rear up four children.
   一个寡母要抚养４个孩子成人确实不易。
2. She was widowed at an early age.
   她年轻时就成了寡妇。
3. Many people were widowed by the war.
   很多人因战乱丧偶。
4. The widowed mother exerted herself to the utmost to send her son to college.
   那位守寡的母亲尽全力让儿子念大学。