/dɪˈvɔ:s ||; dəˈvɔrs/noun
[C,U] the legal end of a marriage 离婚:
to get a divorce离婚
*divorce²
/dɪˈvɔ:s ||; dəˈvɔrs/verb[T]
1 to legally end your marriage to sb 离婚:
My parents got divorced when I was three.我三岁时父母就离异了。She divorced him a year after their marriage.她结婚一年后就跟他离婚了。
2divorce sb/sth from sth to separate sb/sth from sth 使脱离;与…脱节:
Sometimes these modern novels seem completely divorced from everyday life.这些现代小说有时似乎完全脱离日常生活。 ➔divorcedadj
divorce1/dəˋvɔrs; dəˈvɔːs or dIˈvɔːs/n [C,U] the legal ending of a marriage [→ separation] 离婚: She wants to get a divorce . 她想离婚。Many marriages end in divorce . 很多婚姻都以离婚告终。
divorce2v 1 [I,T] to legally end a marriage [→ separate](与…)离婚: His parents divorced when he was six. 他六岁时父母离了婚。Why did she divorce him? 她为什么和他离婚?They decided to get divorced . 他们决定离婚。see box at见 MARRIED 方框2 [T] formal to separate two things completely【正式】使脱离﹔使分开: divorce sth from sth It is difficult to divorce religion from politics. 宗教很难与政治分开。—divorced adj : a divorced woman 离婚女人
divorcedivorcedivorcesdivorceddivorcingnounthe end of a marriage by law: They are getting a divorce.▶ divorceverb (divorces, divorcing, divorced): He divorced his wife.We often say get divorced: • They got divorced last year.▶ divorcedadjective: I'm not married – I'm divorced.