di·vorce1 /dəˈvɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]SSFSCL the legal ending of a marriage 离婚 → separation Why doesn’t she get a divorce? 她为什么不离婚呢?
One in three marriages ends in divorce. 有三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。
file/sue/petition for divorce (=start the legal divorce process) 提出离婚申请
His wife has started divorce proceedings. 他妻子开始了离婚诉讼。
the rise in the divorce rate 离婚率的上升
She received the house as part of the divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person receives in a divorce case). 根据离婚协议她获得了这幢房子。
The Act extended the grounds (=legal reasons) for divorce. 《法案》放宽了离婚条件。
2 [countableC usually singular] formalSEPARATE the fact of separating two related things 分离,脱离divorce between the divorce between theory and method 理论与方法的脱节
n COLLOCATIONSverbsget a divorce (=end your marriage)Their marriage had never been happy and in the end they got a divorce.
go through a divorce (=experience getting a divorce)I was going through a divorce and it was a very painful time.
want a divorceShe told him she wanted a divorce.
ask (somebody) for a divorceShe asked her husband for a divorce after he had been unfaithful.
a marriage ends in divorceFive years later, their marriage ended in divorce.
file for divorce (also petition for divorce formal) (=start the legal divorce process)The next day I saw a lawyer and filed for a divorce.
adjectivesa bitter divorce (=involving very angry feelings)After a long and bitter divorce, Wendy was looking forward to starting a new life.
a messy divorce (=complicated and unpleasant to deal with)She wanted to avoid a messy divorce .
a painful divorce (=causing a lot of sadness)I have been through a painful divorce, and know what it feels like.
divorce + NOUNthe divorce rate (=the number of people who get a divorce)The country has a high divorce rate.
divorce proceedings (=the legal processes of getting a divorce)His first marriage was unsuccessful and led to long divorce proceedings.
a divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person gets in a divorce)She received a $10 million divorce settlement from her first husband.
a divorce case (=a legal case dealing with a divorce)It was the biggest divorce case that an English court has dealt with.
a divorce lawyer/court (=one dealing with divorce)She's a famous New York divorce lawyer.
divorce papers (=documents concerning a divorce)My husband refused to sign the divorce papers.
phrasesgrounds for divorce (=acceptable reasons for divorce, according to the law)Violence and neglect are grounds for divorce.