empty nester

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I had not felt his remorse over Mom's death, understood his intense loneliness as an "empty nester, " or realized most of his pals had long since left the world.
我没想到妈妈的逝世会让他悲痛至此，体会不到父亲独守“空巢”有多么孤独，也没有意识到他众多好友的早早辞世更平添了他的寂寞。
I had not felt his remorse over Mom's death, understood his intense loneliness as an "empty nester, " or realized most of his pals had long since light-beamed off the planet.
我并没有体会到母亲去世时他的扼腕之情，也没有理解他作为”空巢老人“强烈的孤独感，更没有意识到他许多朋友已经驾鹤西去。
When an empty-nester couple made the decision to downsize, they knew they wanted it to be to a low-maintenance, age-in-place home, as well as an architectural showpiece.
一对空巢夫妇决定缩减房屋的大小，他们知道想要这个房屋成为低成本维护的养老住宅，同时成为建筑风格的陈列品。