divorce
UK [dɪ'vɔ:s] US [-'vɔ:rs] noun
PEOPLE 人们
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■when a marriage is ended by an official or legal process 离婚•The last I heard they were getting a divorce.上次我听说他们正在办理离婚手续。 •Divorce is on the increase.离婚呈上升趋势。 •Ellie wants a divorce.埃莉想离婚。 •What are the chances of a marriage ending in divorce?一桩婚姻以离婚而告终的几率有多大？
UK [dɪ'vɔ:s] US [-'vɔ:rs] noun
SUBJECTS 主题
countable formal
■a separation 分离，分隔•Why is there such a divorce between the arts and the sciences in this country's schools?为甚么在这个国家学校把艺术和科学完全分隔开来呢？
UK [dɪ'vɔ:s] US [-'vɔ:rs] verb
PEOPLE 人们
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive
■to end your marriage by an official or legal process （与…）离婚•She's divorcing her husband.她正在和丈夫闹离婚。
UK [dɪ'vɔ:s] US [-'vɔ:rs] verb
SUBJECTS 主题
transitive
■to separate two subjects 割裂，分割（主题）•How can you divorce the issues of environmental protection and overpopulation?你怎能把环境保护和人口过剩这两个议题分割开来呢？ |