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alimony

/ˈæ.lɪ.mə.ni/ /ˈæ.lɪ.moʊ.ni/

Meanings
noun

赡养费， 赡养费.

A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

Examples :

"After the divorce, the court ordered the husband to pay alimony to his ex-wife. "
离婚后， 法院判决丈夫支付赡养费给他的前妻。
law family finance

Related Words

Illustration separated

separated verb

/ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/

分开，隔离

"Separate the articles from the headings."

把文章内容和标题分开。

Illustration provided

provided verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/

挣钱，养家糊口.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

Illustration legally

legally adverb

/ˈliːɡəli/

合法地，依法律，在法律上。

"My parents are legally obligated to provide for my needs until I turn eighteen. "

在法律上，我父母有义务供养我到我十八岁。

Illustration husband

husband noun

/ˈhʌz.bənd/

丈夫，先生，老公。

"My husband is the primary breadwinner for our family. "

我的丈夫是我们家的主要经济支柱。

Illustration tuition

tuition noun

/ˈtjuːʃən/ /tjuːˈɪʃən/ /tuˈɪʃən/

学费，教育费.

"My son's tuition at the university is quite expensive this year. "

我儿子今年在大学的学费相当贵。

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mandated verb

/ˈmændeɪtɪd/ /ˈmændeɪted/

授权，委托。

"The law mandated that all children receive vaccinations before starting school. "

法律授权所有儿童在入学前必须接种疫苗。

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support noun

/səˈpɔːt/ /səˈpɔɹt/

支持，支撐，扶持。

"The bridge's sturdy support beams prevented the structure from collapsing. "

桥梁坚固的支撑梁防止了结构倒塌。

Illustration divorced

divorced verb

/dɪˈvɔːrst/ /dɪˈvɔːst/

离婚，解散婚姻关系。

"A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them."

船长可以主持婚礼，但不能为夫妻办理离婚。

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ordered verb

/ˈɔːdəd/ /ˈɔɹdɚd/

整理，安排。

"She ordered the books on the shelf by the author's last name. "

她按照作者的姓氏，把书架上的书整理好了。

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

Illustration allowance

allowance noun

/əˈlaʊəns/

允许，许可

"The teacher gave the students allowance to finish the project early if they worked hard. "

如果学生们努力学习，老师允许他们提前完成项目。

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divorce noun

/dɪˈvɔːs/ /dɪˈvɔɹs/

离婚，解体婚姻。

"After many years of marriage, they finalized their divorce last week. "

经过多年的婚姻，他们上周终于办完了离婚手续。