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

Bereavement is often a time of great grief.
丧失亲人常常是最悲痛的时刻。
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。
She was absent because of a recent bereavement.
她因最近丧亲而缺席。
One of his jobs is to visit schools and teach about bereavement.
他的工作之一是拜访学校，讲授有关丧亲的内容。
It is with the deepest regret that we learn of your bereavement.
惊悉你亲人逝世，深切悲痛。
In the light of her bereavement over willie's death, can we put serious blame upon Mary for succumbing?
从玛丽对威利之死的伤恸这一点来看，我们能对她为此而陷于唯灵论加以苛责吗？
The period of mourning and bereavement may be long
丧亲和哀悼的悲伤会持续很久。
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。
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。
Bereavement includes grief, the psychological reaction of the individual, and mourning, the social expression of grief.
丧失包括悲伤，这属于个体的心理反应，还包括哀掉，这是悲伤的社会表现。