divorce

【发音】

美 // 英 //

【翻译】

1. n.离婚，离异

   英释:the legal ending of a marriage

2. v.离婚

   英释:if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage

【例句】

1. Why doesn’t she get a divorce?

   她为什么不离婚呢？

2. One in three marriages ends in divorce.

   有三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。

3. His wife has started divorce proceedings.

   他妻子开始了离婚诉讼。

4. the rise in the divorce rate

   离婚率的上升

5. She received the house as part of the divorce settlement (= the amount of money, property etc each person receives in a divorce case ) .

   根据离婚协议她获得了这幢房子。

6. David’s parents divorced when he was six.

   戴维的父母在他六岁时离婚了。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...The spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship...

2. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by...

3. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families...

4. (2012.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages...

5. (2012.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...we may see a drop in our sky high divorce rate...

6. (2012.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold...

7. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession – financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable...