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