B2 a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again寡妇,孀妇,遗孀
a woman whose partner is often not at home because he or she is fishing or playing football or golf(丈夫因钓鱼、踢足球或打高尔夫而经常不在家的)钓鱼/足球/高尔夫活寡妇
Examples
He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.
There once was a poor widow who had a beautiful daughter.
It's a bloody disgrace that some war widows don't get a decent pension.
A traditional Indian custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.
She is a member of a benevolent society for sailors' widows.
If someone has been widowed, their husband or wife has died丧夫;丧妻
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