divorce
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++di·vorce1 /dəˈvɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]SSFSCL the legal ending of a marriage 离婚 → separation Why doesn’t she get a divorce? 她为什么不离婚呢？ One in three marriages ends in divorce. 有三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。file/sue/petition for divorce (=start the legal divorce process) 提出离婚申请 His wife has started divorce proceedings. 他妻子开始了离婚诉讼。 the rise in the divorce rate 离婚率的上升 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。 The Act extended the grounds (=legal reasons) for divorce. 《法案》放宽了离婚条件。2 [countable usually singular] formalSEPARATE the fact of separating two related things 分离，脱离divorce between the divorce between theory and method 理论与方法的脱节n COLLOCATIONSverbsget a divorce (=end your marriage)Their marriage had never been happy and in the end they got a divorce.go through a divorce (=experience getting a divorce)I was going through a divorce and it was a very painful time.want a divorceShe told him she wanted a divorce.ask (somebody) for a divorceShe asked her husband for a divorce after he had been unfaithful.a marriage ends in divorceFive years later, their marriage ended in divorce.file for divorce (also petition for divorce formal) (=start the legal divorce process)The next day I saw a lawyer and filed for a divorce.adjectivesa bitter divorce (=involving very angry feelings)After a long and bitter divorce, Wendy was looking forward to starting a new life.a messy divorce (=complicated and unpleasant to deal with)She wanted to avoid a messy divorce .a painful divorce (=causing a lot of sadness)I have been through a painful divorce, and know what it feels like.divorce + NOUNthe divorce rate (=the number of people who get a divorce)The country has a high divorce rate.divorce proceedings (=the legal processes of getting a divorce)His first marriage was unsuccessful and led to long divorce proceedings.a divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person gets in a divorce)She received a $10 million divorce settlement from her first husband.a divorce case (=a legal case dealing with a divorce)It was the biggest divorce case that an English court has dealt with.a divorce lawyer/court (=one dealing with divorce)She's a famous New York divorce lawyer.divorce papers (=documents concerning a divorce)My husband refused to sign the divorce papers.phrasesgrounds for divorce (=acceptable reasons for divorce, according to the law)Violence and neglect are grounds for divorce.Examples from the Corpus
divorce• Or see them through an abortion, a divorce, a gruelling court-case?• Caroline's husband asked her for a divorce and she agreed.• It's much too easy to get a divorce nowadays.• It is too much like a divorce.• Many say they have seen too many bad marriages and divorces even to try it themselves.• Gwen has just been through a bitter divorce.• A third of all marriages in Britain end in divorce.• Half the marriages in this country end in divorce.• One study in the early I970s indicated that only 16 percent of Catholic marriages ended in divorce.• Yet the liberal interpretation of divorce laws appears to have led to the alarming trends already observed.• Sometimes through abandonment; more often through non-marriage or divorce.• The cancer was diagnosed one and a half years after the divorce.• Wagenbach deferred ruling on the divorce papers until the state seeks to introduce them as evidence.• I've only seen my ex-wife once since the divorce.• The divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s.grounds ... for divorce• What are proper grounds for divorce?• This alone would have been sufficient grounds for divorce as far as my Pop was concerned.• Extension of the grounds for divorce took even longer to enact and was not achieved until 1937.• But what were the grounds for divorce?divorce between• We hope to avoid a complete divorce between research and practice.divorce2 ●●● S2 W3 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]SSFSCL if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage （与…）离婚 → separate David’s parents divorced when he was six. 戴维的父母在他六岁时离婚了。 My father threatened to divorce her. 我父亲威胁说要和她离婚。2 [transitive] formalSEPARATE to separate two ideas, subjects etc completely 把…完全分开，彻底分割divorce something from something It is difficult to divorce sport from politics. 很难把体育与政治完全分开。3 [transitive] to stop being involved in an activity, organization, situation etc 脱离divorce yourself from something Our society has divorced itself from religion. 我们的社会已经脱离了宗教。n THESAURUSdivorce to legally end your marriageAfter seven years, they decided to divorce.She divorced him six months after they were married.separate to start to live apart from your husband or wife because of problems in your marriageThey argued all the time and in the end agreed to separate.She separated from her husband and moved to a flat in London.split up/break up to end a marriage or a romantic relationshipWhen Andy was nine, his parents split up.He's just broken up with his girlfriend.leave somebody to stop living with your husband, wife, or partner, often because you are having a relationship with someone elseHer husband left her for a younger woman after 27 years of marriage.Dan's left me.n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsDivorce is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them: Her mother and father divorced. You can also say: Her mother divorced her father.Her father divorced her mother. This suggests it was mainly the decision of one person to end the marriage.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
divorce• You see, she was four months pregnant when they divorced.• But when he was eight or nine, Margo and her husband divorced.• Griffiths too had been married and divorced.• The couple divorced after Lott went off to college.• We divorced after six years of marriage.• I think he may have wanted to divorce her, but it never got to that point.• Maybe her husband, who had divorced her?• She's afraid of what her husband might do if she tries to divorce him.• He kept promising her that he would divorce his wife, but he never actually did it.• Finally, after years of unhappy marriage, Eva divorced Stanley.• I always say though, that you know, you divorce them.• Petra's parents divorced when she was about seven years old.divorce something from something• Carlin says he divorces philosophy from his religion.divorce yourself from something• You can't divorce yourself from the agenda, remit or personalities of the organisations and individuals with the money.• Man and algae sealed in the capsule divorced themselves from the wide net woven by the rest of life.• Internal prison reformers can not divorce themselves from these issues, however sensitive they might be.Origin divorce1 (1300-1400) French Latin divertere “to divert, leave one's husband”di·vorce1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1divorce2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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di‧vorce1 S3 /dəˈvɔːs, dɪˈvɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ 
noun
Why doesn’t she get a divorce?
One in three marriages ends in divorce.
file/sue/petition for divorce (=start the legal divorce process)
His wife has started divorce proceedings.
the rise in the divorce rate
She received the house as part of the divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person receives in a divorce case).
The Act extended the grounds (=legal reasons) for divorce.
2. [countable usually singular] formal the fact of separating two related things
divorce between
the divorce between theory and method
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▪get a divorce (=end your marriage) Their marriage had never been happy and in the end they got a divorce.
▪go through a divorce (=experience getting a divorce) I was going through a divorce and it was a very painful time.
▪want a divorce She told him she wanted a divorce.
▪ask (somebody) for a divorce She asked her husband for a divorce after he had been unfaithful.
▪a marriage ends in divorce Five years later, their marriage ended in divorce.
▪file for divorce (also petition for divorce formal) (=start the legal divorce process) The next day I saw a lawyer and filed for a divorce.
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▪a bitter divorce (=involving very angry feelings) After a long and bitter divorce, Wendy was looking forward to starting a new life.
▪a messy divorce (=complicated and unpleasant to deal with) She wanted to avoid a messy divorce .
▪a painful divorce (=causing a lot of sadness) I have been through a painful divorce, and know what it feels like.
■ divorce + NOUN
▪the divorce rate (=the number of people who get a divorce) The country has a high divorce rate.
▪divorce proceedings (=the legal processes of getting a divorce) His first marriage was unsuccessful and led to long divorce proceedings.
▪a divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person gets in a divorce) She received a $10 million divorce settlement from her first husband.
▪a divorce case (=a legal case dealing with a divorce) It was the biggest divorce case that an English court has dealt with.
▪a divorce lawyer/court (=one dealing with divorce) She's a famous New York divorce lawyer.
▪divorce papers (=documents concerning a divorce) My husband refused to sign the divorce papers.
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▪grounds for divorce (=acceptable reasons for divorce, according to the law) Violence and neglect are grounds for divorce.
divorce2 verb1. [intransitive and transitive] if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage ⇨ separate:
David’s parents divorced when he was six.
My father threatened to divorce her.
2. [transitive] formal to separate two ideas, subjects etc completely
divorce something from something
It is difficult to divorce sport from politics.
3. [transitive] to stop being involved in an activity, organization, situation etc
divorce yourself from something
Our society has divorced itself from religion.
▪ divorce to legally end your marriage: After seven years, they decided to divorce. | She divorced him six months after they were married.
▪separate to start to live apart from your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: They argued all the time and in the end agreed to separate. | She separated from her husband and moved to a flat in London.
▪split up/break up to end a marriage or a romantic relationship: When Andy was nine, his parents split up. | He's just broken up with his girlfriend.
▪leave somebody to stop living with your husband, wife, or partner, often because you are having a relationship with someone else: Her husband left her for a younger woman after 27 years of marriage. | Dan's left me.
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: Latin divertere 'to divert, leave one's husband'
1. [uncountable and countable] the legal ending of a marriage ⇨ separation:Language: French
Origin: Latin divertere 'to divert, leave one's husband'
file/sue/petition for divorce (=start the legal divorce process)
2. [countable usually singular] formal the fact of separating two related things
divorce between
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage ⇨ separate: 2. [transitive] formal to separate two ideas, subjects etc completely
divorce something from something
3. [transitive] to stop being involved in an activity, organization, situation etc
divorce yourself from something
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Romance 恋爱
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly)in love (with sb)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人） be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情 be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱 suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦 have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情 meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚 have/go on a (blind)date 有个／去约会／相亲 be going out with/ ( especially
NAmE dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱 move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings 婚礼
get/be engaged/married/divorced订婚；结婚；离婚 arrange/plan a wedding安排婚礼 have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福 have/enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻 call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼 invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴 conduct/perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼 exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言 congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯 be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月 celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce 分居和离婚
be unfaithful to/ ( cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠 have an affair (with sb)（和某人）有暧昧关系 break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系 break up with/split up with/ ( dump your boyfriend/girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友 separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚 annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系 apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚 get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权 pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费
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