divorce
n
1 [C, U] ~ (from sb) (instance of the) legal ending of a marriage 离婚; 离异
ask/sue for a divorce 申请离婚
get/obtain a divorce 获准离婚
grounds (ie legal reasons) for divorce 离婚的理由(法律根据)
Divorce is on the increase. 离婚案不断增多.
[attrib 作定语]
start di`vorce proceedings 提出离婚诉讼.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) ending of a connection; separation 断绝关系; 分离
the divorce between religion and science 宗教与科学分道扬镳.
divorce v
1 [Tn] legally end one's marriage to (sb) 与(某人)离婚
They're divorcing each other/getting divorced. 他们离婚了.
2 [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
~ sb/sth from sth (fig 比喻) separate sb/sth from sth, esp in a false way 使某人[某事物]与他事物分开(尤指错误地)
You can't divorce science from ethical questions. 不能把科学与伦理问题截然分开.
a politician totally divorced from (ie unable to understand or deal with) the real needs of the country 与国家的实际需要完全脱节(对之不了解或束手无策)的政治家.
It was an important part of Native American's existence.
野牛是美洲土著人赖以生活的重要部分。
The earliest people of New Zealand, the Maori, came from the islands of polynesia in the Pacific, which means many islands.
新西兰最早的居民,毛利人,来自太平洋的玻利尼西亚,玻利尼西的意思是许多岛屿。
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