parting

noun

/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/

/ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] the act or occasion of leaving a person or place
- She was already dreading the moment of parting.
- We had a tearful parting at the airport.
Extra Examples
- It was an amicable parting and we greatly value the years we spent together.
- The divorce was a bitter parting that cost him financially as well as emotionally.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- amicable
- bitter
- …
phrases
- the moment of parting
- a/the parting of the ways
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(North American English part)
[countable] a line on a person’s head where the hair is divided with a comb
- a side/centre parting
Topics Appearancec2
[uncountable, countable] the act or result of dividing something into parts
- the parting of the clouds
- The boat made a parting through the duckweed.

Idioms

a/the parting of the ways

a point at which two people or groups of people decide to separate
- These events led to a final parting of the ways.

parting

adjective

/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/

/ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

[only before noun]Idioms

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said or done by somebody as they leave
- a parting kiss
- His parting words were ‘I love you.’

Idioms

parting shot

a final remark, especially an unkind one, that somebody makes as they leave
- As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.

单词	parting
释义	parting noun /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the act or occasion of leaving a person or place She was already dreading the moment of parting. We had a tearful parting at the airport. Extra Examples It was an amicable parting and we greatly value the years we spent together. The divorce was a bitter parting that cost him financially as well as emotionally. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective final amicable bitter … phrases the moment of parting a/the parting of the ways See full entry enlarge image (British English) (North American English part) [countable] a line on a person’s head where the hair is divided with a comb a side/centre parting Topics Appearancec2 [uncountable, countable] the act or result of dividing something into parts the parting of the clouds The boat made a parting through the duckweed. Idioms a/the parting of the ways a point at which two people or groups of people decide to separate These events led to a final parting of the ways. parting adjective /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/ [only before noun]Idioms jump to other results said or done by somebody as they leave a parting kiss His parting words were ‘I love you.’ Idioms parting shot a final remark, especially an unkind one, that somebody makes as they leave As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.
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