单词 | separated |
释义 | separatedsep‧a‧rat‧ed /ˈsepəreɪtɪd/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► married Collocations having a husband or wife: · How long have you been married?· a married couple ► single not married: · Chris is 45 and still single.· single mothers ► engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: · Jane and Pete have just got engaged.· engaged couples ► live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: · More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married. ► separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: · I think Joan and Brian are separated now. ► divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: · My parents got divorced when I was 10.· divorced men ► widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: · He’s a widowed father of two. Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is divorced► divorced someone who is divorced has officially ended their marriage: · Sue's parents are divorced.· At twenty-five Maria is now divorced, and lives with her three children.· More than 80% of divorced men, and 75% of divorced women, go on to remarry.get divorced: · They got divorced only three years after they got married. ► divorcee a woman who is legally no longer married to her former husband: · Pam is a divorcee who has to bring her baby daughter up on her own.· Most of the people on the holiday seemed to be divorcees. ► separated if a husband and wife are separated , they do not live with each other, because they are not happy together any more, but they are not divorced: · David and I have been separated for the last six months, but we're not legally divorced yet.· I didn't know Linda and Mike were separated.separated from: · Victoria's separated from her husband and caring for her children alone. ► ex-husband/ex-wife also ex spoken informal the man or woman that someone was once married to: · I had a letter from my ex-wife yesterday.· Women who are attacked by their husbands or ex-husbands often fail to report them to the police.· My ex and I haven't spoken in years. not married any more► divorced someone who is divorced has officially ended their marriage: · He's living with a divorced woman and her two children.· Yes, she used to be married, but she's been divorced since last year.get divorced (=officially end your marriage): · They got divorced only three years after they got married. ► ex-husband/ex-wife the man or woman that you used to be married to before getting divorced: · His ex-wife never lets him see the children. ► be separated if a husband and wife are separated , they do not live with each other, because they are not happy together any more, but they are not divorced: · We're not divorced, but we've been separated for six months. ► widow a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again: · Mr Jarvis died yesterday, leaving a widow and four children.· Mourners at the funeral included Paul's widow, Sarah Jones. ► widower a man whose wife has died and who has not married again: · Mr Wright, a widower with one son and two grandchildren, made his first parachute jump yesterday. ► widowed if someone is widowed , their wife or husband has died and they have not married again: · Joyce had come to Tucson to live with a recently widowed aunt. WORD SETS► Familybaby, nounbarrier method, nounbetrothal, nounboy, nounBr., branch, nouncontraception, nouncousin, noundescendant, noundescent, noundistant, adjectivedivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedivorcée, noundomestic, adjectivedowry, noundynasty, nounex, nounextended family, nounfamilial, adjectivefamily man, nounfamily planning, nounfamily tree, nounfather, nounfather-in-law, nounfiancé, nounfiancée, nounfilial, adjectivefirst cousin, noungodchild, noungoddaughter, noungrandad, noungrandaddy, noungrandchild, noungranddad, noungranddaddy, noungranddaughter, noungrandfather, noungrandma, noungrandmother, noungrandpa, noungrandparent, noungrandson, noungranny, nounhalf-brother, nounhalf-sister, nounhereditary, adjectivehouse husband, nounin-laws, nounintermarry, verbmaiden aunt, nounmaid of honour, nounmam, nounmama, nounmamma, nounmammy, nounman, nounmarital, adjectivematrimony, nounmiscegenation, nounmixed marriage, nounmonogamy, nounnuclear family, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounone-parent family, nounparent, nounparentage, nounparental, adjectiveparenthood, nounparenting, nounpaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatriarch, nounpatriarchy, nounpedigree, nounpolygamy, nounpropinquity, nounproposal, nounrelative, nounscion, nounseparate, verbseparated, adjectiveseparation, nounsibling, nounsingle parent, nounsister, nounsister-in-law, nounstepbrother, nounstepchild, nounstepdaughter, nounstepfather, nounstepmother, nounstepsister, nounstepson, noununcle, noununion, noununmarried, adjectiveupbringing, nounwedding, nounwedlock, nounwhite wedding, nounwidow, nounwidower, nounwidowhood, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► widely Word family· Similar processes would explain anomalies such as the existence of closely related species in widely separated locations.· There is also plenty of water for the shoals to be feeding at the same time in widely separated places.· In other words, they appear at the same time at widely separated localities.· One could distinguish gamma ray bursts from such effects by observing flashes simultaneously at two or more fairly widely separated locations.· The same processes could explain how related species appeared on widely separated land masses.· From the beginning, it claimed credit for outrages in widely separated places in Ulster. NOUN► woman· Divorced and separated women often complain of the speed with which they lose contact with their married friends.· Or was a separated woman still an outcast in Veronica's circle?· Many divorced and separated women moved in with a new partner.· Of divorced or separated women, 18% were cohabiting. WORD FAMILYnounseparationseparatesseparatistseparatismseparatorinseperabilityadjectiveseparable ≠ inseparableseparateseparatedadverbinseparablyseparatelyverbseparate not living with your husband, wife, or sexual partner anymore → divorced: We’ve been separated for six months.► see thesaurus at married |
随便看 |
英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。