fiancée
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fi·an·cée /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/ ●●○ noun [countable] SSFMARRYthe woman who a man is going to marry 未婚妻► see thesaurus at married
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fiancée• Not officially, according to him, but she was certain his fiancée would tell a different story.• By 1913 Pound is confiding in his fiancée as, we must believe, he did to no one else.• When the younger man eventually left his fiancée for X, the latter completely lost interest in him.• One forced him to stand up his fiancée Mary Todd at their first planned wedding in 1841.• Or maybe he'd gone back to patch things up with his fiancée?• With a flash of insight, she imagined Guy's jilted fiancée had received a timely escape.• She happened to be my fiancée.• To have been ice for so long, then to melt at the sight of my brother's fiancée!Origin fiancée (1800-1900) French fiancé used for femalesfi·an·cée nounChineseSyllable
is to Corpus man who a going woman marry the
fiancée
fi‧an‧cée /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/
noun [countable]
▪ girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: Katherine was his first girlfriend.
▪partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: He brought his partner along to the party.
▪old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past: I found a love letter from one of his old flames.
▪mistress a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else. Often used when the man is famous or powerful: The president had a mistress for many years.
▪lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to: He was going to meet his secret lover.
▪fiancée the woman who a man is going to marry: Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year.
▪ex informal a man's former wife or girlfriend: My ex looks after the children on Thursdays.
▪be going out with somebody if you are going out with a girl or woman, she is your girlfriend: She's going out with a guy she met at work.
fi‧an‧cée /fiˈɒnseɪ $ ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: fiancé used for females
the woman who a man is going to marryLanguage: French
Origin: fiancé used for females
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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