/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