orphan
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɔː.fən/ us/ˈɔːr.fən/
C2 孤儿
a child whose parents are dead
The civil war is making orphans of many children. 内战正在使许多孩子成为孤儿。
orphan
verb [ T usually passive ] uk/ˈɔː.fən/ us/ˈɔːr.fən/
使成为孤儿
to make someone an orphan
He was orphaned as a baby (= his parents died when he was a baby). 他尚在襁褓中时就成了孤儿。
The children were orphaned by the war (= their parents were killed in the war). 战争使这些孩子成为孤儿。