Widows were forbidden to remarry and were stoned to death if they did.是什么意思？

Widows were forbidden to remarry and were stoned to death if they did.

过去寡妇是不允许重新嫁人的，否则，就要被乱石砸死。

widows

n. 寡妇，遗孀( widow的名词复数 )；

例句
They are financiers who spoiled widows of their money.
他们是掠夺寡妇钱财的金融家.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

forbidden

adj. 不允许的，被禁止的，禁用的；v. 禁止( forbid的过去分词)；

例句
Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races...
职业赛马骑师禁止对赛马结果下注。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

remarry

vi. 再婚；vt. 使再婚；

例句
Many divorced men remarry and have second families.
许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

stoned

adj. 去核的，醉酒的，飘飘欲仙的；

例句
Youths burned cars and stoned police...
年轻人烧汽车，并向警察扔石头。

death

n. 死亡，（某种）死法，死亡方式，病危，死神；

例句
The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder...
议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

did

v. 做( do的过去式)，干，学习，研究；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。