divorce

英[dɪˈvɔːs]美[dɪˈvɔːrs]

n.离婚，分离；

v.（与…）离婚，（使）分离，脱离；

复数：divorces;

例句

She remarry her former husband ten year after their divorce.她与原来的丈夫离婚十年后又复婚了。

My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve.我关于离婚的言论无意间触到了别人的痛处。

Rumours about an impending royal divorce were rife.到处都是有关王室成员即将离婚的传言。

Our divorce settlement was delayed by a year because our lawyer spent a lot of time arguing about legal niceties.由于双方律师花了许多时间讨论法律细节,我们的离婚推迟了一年多才解决。

She started proceedings against her husband for divorce.她提出与她丈夫离婚的诉讼。

The divorce turned his whole world upside down .离婚把他的一切都搞得颠三倒四。

Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation.分居后,夫妇可能会同意离婚。

The local court received her petition for divorce.地方法院受理了她的离婚申请。

He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.他对离婚和再婚看得很开。

Her husband’s involvement with another woman led to their divorce.她丈夫与另一女人有染道致他们离婚。

同义词解析

以下这些动词都有"分开" 的意思

divide：指把一个整体按要求分成几个部分，暗示分配之意；也可指分开两个对立的事物。

separate：指把两个人或物分开，着重从原属一个整体中移居一部分或把两者隔开。

part：多指使紧密相连的人或物分开，往往暗示*后分离的意味。

divorce：特指两个或更多的互为依赖的事物的分离，尤指婚姻的合法解体。

英语四级真题

In those where ties to family and community are strong, lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families, not just two individuals.

make divorces virtually unacceptable

If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky high divorce rate.

when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages

Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.

The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold

bring about a drop in the divorce rate

What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce

The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate

What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession - financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable.

divorce and separation rates increase

Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.

Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke.

Her friend, Pat, the divorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet

But a new study finds that the risk of divorce among older couples rises when the wife——not the husband一becomes seriously ill.

But it's also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs.

given the increasing concern about health care costs for the aging population, Karraker believes policymakers should be aware of the relationship between disease and risk of divorce.

Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce.

Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages, she said.

They found that, overall, 31% of marriages ended in divorce over the period studied.

While the study didn't assess why divorce is more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

离婚

A divorce is the formal ending of a marriage by law.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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英英词典释义

Noun

1. the legal dissolution of a marriage

Verb

1. part; cease or break association with;

2. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage;