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

• You had my deep sympathy at this time of bereavement.
  在这居丧的时刻我向您表示真诚的慰问。
• 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。
• Bereavement is often a time of great grief.
  丧失亲人常常是最悲痛的时刻。
• I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost.
  我祈求我们的天父减轻您丧失亲人的悲痛，使您只怀有对于已故亲人的美好回忆。
• She was absent because of a recent bereavement.
  她因最近丧亲而缺席。
• If you dream of losing a necklace you will soon be suffering bereavement of a loved one.
  如果您的梦想，失去项链，你将很快的痛苦亲属丧亡之痛的一位亲人。
• She runs a group that helps people deal with bereavement.
  她经营一个帮人处理丧事的团体。
• Children who have suffered like this should see a counsellor experienced in bereavement
  经受了这种苦难的孩子应该去咨询在排遣丧亲之痛方面有着丰富经验的辅导人员。
• 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。