divorce

【发音】

美 /dɪ'vɔrs/ 英 /dɪ'vɔːs/

【翻译】

1. v. 离婚； 分离， 脱离

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

2. n.离婚，离异

   英释:the legal ending of a marriage

【短语】

1. divorce rate : 离婚率

2. divorce from : 离婚；分离

3. divorce court : 离婚法庭

【例句】

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

   戴维的父母在他六岁时离婚了。

2. My father threatened to divorce her.

   我父亲威胁说要和她离婚。

【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...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.使离婚，使分离；与…离婚

   separate/split/

2. n.离婚；分离

   separation/detachment/

【同根词】

1. adj

   divorced : 离婚的

2. n

   divorcement : 离婚；分离