fiancé
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fi·an·cé /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/ ●●○ noun [countable] SSFMARRYthe man who a woman is going to marry 未婚夫► see thesaurus at married
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fiancé• After a while my mum's new boyfriend moved in, and he eventually became my mum's fiancé.• After all, if I did have a fiancé tucked away, that would change the situation rather dramatically.• He also got engaged and moved in with his fiancé to another house belonging to the farm he works for.• Her fiancé was probably equally in the dark about me.• Richard, a young blacksmith, fiancé of Trotty Veck's daughter Meg.• She told me that her fiancé had been killed in the war.• She was lying not far from her fiancé, eyes closed, deathly pale but apparently hardly injured.Origin fiancé (1800-1900) French past participle of fiancer “to promise (in marriage)”fi·an·cé nounChineseSyllable
going to is Corpus man who the woman a
fiancé
fi‧an‧cé /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/
noun [countable]
▪ boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: Josh was my first boyfriend.
▪partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get. | Partners are also welcome.
▪fiancé the man whom a woman is going to marry: Her fiancé was killed in the war.
▪lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them: A few nights later, they became lovers.
▪ex informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend: Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.
▪old flame informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past: In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.
▪man informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend: She’ll always stand by her man.
▪sweetheart old-fashioned the person that you love: They were childhood sweethearts.
▪beau old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover - a very old-fashioned use: Does she have a beau?
▪toy boy informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman: A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.
▪sugar daddy informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex: I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.
▪be going out with somebody if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend: She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months.
⇨ girlfriend
fi‧an‧cé /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: past participle of fiancer 'to promise (in marriage)'
the man who a woman is going to marryLanguage: French
Origin: past participle of fiancer 'to promise (in marriage)'
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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