离婚 A divorce is the formal ending of a marriage by law.
Numerous marriages now end in divorce...
现在许多婚姻都以离婚收场。
Their divorce became final this weekend...
他们离婚一事在这周末尘埃落定。
The divorce proceedings have accelerated.
离婚的诉讼程序已经加快。
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(与…)离婚 If a man and woman divorce or if one of them divorces the other, their marriage is legally ended.
My parents divorced when I was very young...
我很小的时候父母就离婚了。
He and Lillian had got divorced...
他和莉莲已离婚了。
I am absolutely furious that he divorced me to marry her...
他为了娶她而和我离婚,我愤怒至极。
Mr Gold is divorcing for the second time...
戈尔德先生正准备第二次离婚。
I got divorced when I was about 31.
我在 31 岁左右离了婚。
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分离;脱离 A divorce of one thing from another, or a divorce between two things is a separation between them which is permanent or is likely to be permanent.
...this divorce of Christian culture from the roots of faith...
基督教文化和信仰根基的脱离
This process is, in no sense, a divorce between the Labour Party and the trade union movement.
这个进程绝不是工党和工会运动相脱离。
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使分离;使分开 If you say that one thing cannot be divorced from another, you mean that the two things cannot be considered as different and separate things.
Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability...
对警察队伍的良好管理和应负的责任是分不开的。
We have been able to divorce sex from reproduction.
我们已经能够将性和生育完全分开了。
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di·vorcé/dɪˌvɔːˈseɪ; NAmEdɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ/noun( NAmE) a man whose marriage has been legally ended 离婚的男子divorcédivorcésdi·vorcé/dɪˌvɔːˈseɪ; NAmEdɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ/di·vorce★/dɪˈvɔːs; NAmEdɪˈvɔːrs/
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divorcedivorcesdivorceddivorcingnoun★1★[uncountable , countable ]the legal ending of a marriage 离婚◆The marriage ended in divorcein 1996. 这桩婚姻在 1996 年以离婚告终。◆an increase in the divorce rate(= the number of divorces in a year)离婚率的增长◆They have agreed to get a divorce.他们已同意离婚。◆Divorce proceedings(= the legal process of divorce)started today. 今日已提起离婚诉讼。☞collocationsat
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(3 )2[countable , usually singular ]( formal) divorce(between A and B) a separation; the ending of a relationship between two things 分离;脱离◆the divorce between religion and science宗教与科学的分裂verb★1★[transitive , intransitive ]divorce(sb) to end your marriage to sb legally 与(某人)离婚;判(某人)离婚◆They're getting divorced.他们要离婚了。◆She's divorcing her husband.她与丈夫在闹离婚。◆I'd heard they're divorcing.我听说他们要离婚了。2[transitive , often passive ]divorcesb/sth from sth ( formal) to separate a person, an idea, a subject, etc. from sth; to keep two things separate 使分离;使脱离◆They believed that art should be divorced from politics.他们认为艺术应该与政治分开。◆When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality.他沮丧时便感到完全脱离了现实。di·vorce/dɪˈvɔːs; NAmEdɪˈvɔːrs/
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divorcedi‧vorce1 /dəˈvɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the legal ending of a marriage → separation: Why doesn’t she get a divorce? One in three marriages ends in divorce.file/sue/petition for divorce (=start the legal divorce process) His wife has started divorce proceedings. the rise in the divorce rate She received the house as part of the divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person receives in a divorce case). The Act extended the grounds (=legal reasons) for divorce.2[countable usually singular] formal the fact of separating two related thingsdivorce between the divorce between theory and methodCOLLOCATIONSverbsget a divorce (=end your marriage)· Their marriage had never been happy and in the end they got a divorce.go through a divorce (=experience getting a divorce)· I was going through a divorce and it was a very painful time.want a divorce· She told him she wanted a divorce.ask (somebody) for a divorce· She asked her husband for a divorce after he had been unfaithful.a marriage ends in divorce· Five years later, their marriage ended in divorce.file for divorce (also petition for divorce formal) (=start the legal divorce process)· The next day I saw a lawyer and filed for a divorce.adjectivesa bitter divorce (=involving very angry feelings)· After a long and bitter divorce, Wendy was looking forward to starting a new life.a messy divorce (=complicated and unpleasant to deal with)· She wanted to avoid a messy divorce .a painful divorce (=causing a lot of sadness)· I have been through a painful divorce, and know what it feels like.divorce + NOUNthe divorce rate (=the number of people who get a divorce)· The country has a high divorce rate.divorce proceedings (=the legal processes of getting a divorce)· His first marriage was unsuccessful and led to long divorce proceedings.a divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person gets in a divorce)· She received a $10 million divorce settlement from her first husband.a divorce case (=a legal case dealing with a divorce)· It was the biggest divorce case that an English court has dealt with.a divorce lawyer/court (=one dealing with divorce)· She's a famous New York divorce lawyer.divorce papers (=documents concerning a divorce)· My husband refused to sign the divorce papers.phrasesgrounds for divorce (=acceptable reasons for divorce, according to the law)· Violence and neglect are grounds for divorce.
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divorcedivorce2 ●●●S2W3 verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage → separate: David’s parents divorced when he was six. My father threatened to divorce her.2[transitive] formal to separate two ideas, subjects etc completelydivorce something from something It is difficult to divorce sport from politics.3[transitive] to stop being involved in an activity, organization, situation etcdivorce yourself from something Our society has divorced itself from religion.GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsDivorce is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them: · Her mother and father divorced. You can also say: · Her mother divorced her father.· Her father divorced her mother. This suggests it was mainly the decision of one person to end the marriage.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSTHESAURUSdivorce to legally end your marriage: · After seven years, they decided to divorce.· She divorced him six months after they were married.separate to start to live apart from your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: · They argued all the time and in the end agreed to separate.· She separated from her husband and moved to a flat in London.split up/break up to end a marriage or a romantic relationship: · When Andy was nine, his parents split up.· He's just broken up with his girlfriend.leave somebody to stop living with your husband, wife, or partner, often because you are having a relationship with someone else: · Her husband left her for a younger woman after 27 years of marriage.· Dan's left me.
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