orphans

柯林斯词典

orphan /ˈɔːfən/ (orphaned,orphans)

1. N-COUNT An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. 孤兒
...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants. …她是由辳民養大的孤兒。
2. V-T PASSIVE If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies. 使成爲孤兒[no cont]
...a fifteen-year-old boy left orphaned by the recent disaster. …這個15嵗的男孩因最近的災難而成爲孤兒。