orphan /ˈɔːfən/ CET6+ TEM4 ( orphaned, orphans )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. 孤儿

  例：

  ...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants.

  …她是由农民养大的孤儿。

• 2. 

  V-T PASSIVE If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies. 使成为孤儿 [no cont]

  例：

  ...a fifteen-year-old boy left orphaned by the recent disaster.

  …这个15岁的男孩因最近的灾难而成为孤儿。