divorce

/dɪˈvɔːs/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

离婚；与…离婚；使分离

释义与例句

n. 离婚
the legal ending of a marriage
  1. The divorce was finalised last month.
    离婚手续上个月办完了。
  2. She moved to another city after the divorce.
    离婚后她搬到了另一座城市。
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  1. The divorce rate has fallen slightly in recent years.
    近年来离婚率略有下降。
v. 与…离婚；使分离
to legally end a marriage with someone, or to separate two things that were connected
  1. He divorced his wife after twenty years of marriage.
    他和妻子结婚二十年后离婚了。
  2. She decided to divorce him and start a new life.
    她决定和他离婚，开始新生活。
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  1. It is hard to divorce sport from politics.
    很难把体育与政治分开。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 divorce sb 表示“与某人离婚”，是及物动词；get divorced 表示“离婚”这一状态，不能说 get divorce。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • divorced 离婚的
    形容词，如 a divorced man（一个离了婚的男人）。
同义词
  • separate 分开；分居
    separate 可指夫妻分居，不一定解除婚姻；divorce 指正式解除婚姻关系。
    The couple separated last year. 这对夫妻去年分居了。
反义词
  • marriage 婚姻；结婚
    divorce 是离婚；marriage 是婚姻，二者在语义上相对。
    Their marriage has lasted forty years. 他们的婚姻已经持续了四十年。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • divorced 离婚的（形容词）
    divorce 可作名词或动词；divorced 是形容词。说“他们离婚了”用 They got divorced 或 They divorced，不能说 They got divorce。
    She is divorced and lives alone. 她离婚了，独自生活。
常见搭配
  • get divorced 离婚
    Many couples get divorced every year. 每年都有许多夫妻离婚。
  • divorce rate 离婚率
    The divorce rate has risen in recent years. 近年来离婚率上升了。
  • file for divorce 提出离婚申请
    She decided to file for divorce. 她决定提出离婚申请。