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divorces

/dɪˈvɔːrsɪz/ /dɪˈvɔːrsəz/

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noun

离婚，离异

The legal dissolution of a marriage.

Examples :

"The number of divorces increased last year, suggesting more couples are choosing to end their marriages. "

去年离婚的数量增加了，这表明有更多的夫妻选择结束他们的婚姻。

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noun

离婚，分离

A separation of connected things.

Examples :

"The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines."

美国内战时期，弗吉尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州的分裂，是基于文化、经济以及地理等多方面的分离。

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noun

离婚，离异

That which separates.

Examples :

""The wide river acts as one of the divorces between the two countries." "

这条宽阔的河流成为了两国之间的天然分界线。

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verb

离婚，解除婚约。

To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.

Examples :

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

船长可以为情侣证婚，但不能为他们办理离婚手续。

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verb

离婚

To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.

Examples :

"Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful."

露西发现史蒂夫不忠后，就和他离婚了。

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verb

离婚，离异

To obtain a legal divorce.

Examples :

"Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business."

Edna和Simon去年离婚了；房子判给了他，而她保留了公司。

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verb

离婚，分离.

To separate something that was connected.

Examples :

"The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement."

这个激进团体投票决定脱离主要派别，开展独立的运动。