widows
n. 寡妇（widow 的复数形式）
v. 使成寡妇；杀死……的丈夫（widow 的三单形式）
例句
My grandmothers are both widows.
我的祖母和外祖母都是寡妇。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Widows seem to experience more distress than widowers.
寡妇似乎比鳏夫感受更多痛苦。
The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers.
1858年，威廉·法尔（William Farr）首次发现了这一效应，他写道，寡妇和鳏夫的死亡风险比已婚同龄人高得多。
