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estranged adj.
⇨ single (his estranged wife) ⇨ be/become estranged ⇨ divide 2 verb single adjective single ♦︎ divorced ♦︎ unmarried ♦︎ lone ♦︎ estranged ♦︎ widowed ♦︎ separatedThese words all describe people who are not married or not having a romantic relationship with sb. 这些词均表示单身的、无配偶的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be divorced / estranged / separated from sb◆a single / a divorced / an unmarried / a lone / a widowed / a separated man / woman / parent / mother / father◆a divorced / an unmarried / a separated couple■ single not married; not having a romantic relationship with sb 单身的；未婚的；无伴侣的◆The apartments are ideal for single people living alone.这些公寓供单身者独自居住最为理想。◆Are you still single?你还是单身吗？ⓘ A single parent/mother/father is a person who looks after their child or children without a husband, wife or partner. * single parent/mother/father指单亲母亲或单亲父亲◆Marriage breakdown is common and there are a large number of single-parent families.婚姻破裂现象很普遍，因此出现了许多单亲家庭。 ■ divorced no longer married because the marriage has been legally ended 离婚的；离异的◆Many divorced people remarry and have second families.许多离婚的人再婚组成新的家庭。◆My parents are divorced.我的父母离婚了。◆Are they going to get divorced?他们打算离婚吗？ see also divorce , get divorced ⇨ divorce ■ unmarried not married 未婚的；独身的◆He remained unmarried all his life.他终身未娶。◆Unmarried couples do not have the same rights as married couples.未婚伴侣享受不到与已婚伴侣同等的权利。OPP married ⇨ marry ■ lone [only before noun] (especially BrE, rather formal, especially written) without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children 单亲的◆Nine out of ten lone parents are women.十个单亲家长有九个是女性。◆Lone fathers tend to be older than lone mothers.单亲父亲往往比单亲母亲岁数大。ⓘ Lone is not often used in normal spoken English, but it is common in journalism and in official reports. 在一般的口语中lone并不常用，但在新闻和官方报告中却很常见。■ estranged / /ɪˈstreɪndʒd/ / (formal) no longer living with your husband or wife （夫妻）分居的◆He is being questioned in connection with the death of his estranged wife.他因分居妻子的死亡而正受讯问。◆She has been estranged from her husband since 1999.自1999年起她就与丈夫分居了。 see also estrangement ⇨ division 2 ■ widowed /ˈwɪdəʊd; NAmE ˈwɪdoʊd/ if sb is widowed, their husband or wife has died 丧偶的；成为寡妇（或鳏夫）的◆She was widowed by the time she was 35.她35岁时就守了寡。◆She spent twenty years looking after her widowed father.她照料鳏居的父亲长达二十年。■ separated [not usually before noun] no longer living with your husband, wife or partner （和某人）分居◆Her parents are separated but not divorced.她父母分居但没离婚。◆He's separated from his wife.他和妻子分居了。 see also separate ⇨ divorce NOTE 辨析 Estranged or separated?An estranged couple are married but no longer live together or have any sort of relationship or communication. A separated couple no longer live together but may still communicate, for example to organize the care of children. Separated can also refer to a couple who were not married but used to live together. * estranged指已婚夫妻不再共同生活，也不再保持任何联系或来往；separated指夫妻不再共同生活，但可能仍保持联系，例如安排照管孩子。separated也可指未婚同居后分手。 divide2 verb cells divide/divide sth up into sections 细胞分裂；把某物分成几部分The issue has divided the government. 这个问题在政府中引起了意见分歧。divide ♦︎ split ♦︎ alienate ♦︎ separate ♦︎ be/become estranged ♦︎ come between sb and sbThese words all mean to make people disagree or become emotionally distant from each other. 这些词均表示使人意见分歧或感情疏远。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be divided / split over sth◆to be alienated / estranged from sb◆to be increasingly divided / split / alienated / separated / estranged◆to be deeply divided / split◆to be totally alienated / separated◆to be completely separated / estranged■ divide [transitive](of an issue) to make two or more people disagree （议题）使产生分歧，使意见不一◆The issue has bitterly divided the community.这个问题在该区居民中引起了强烈的意见分歧。◆The government is divided on the question of tax cuts.政府在减税问题上产生了分歧。■ split (splitting, split, split) [intransitive, transitive] to divide into smaller groups that have very different opinions; (of an issue) to make a group of people do this 分裂，使分裂（成不同的派别）；（议题）使产生分歧◆The committee split over government subsidies.在政府补贴问题上，委员会出现了相互对立的意见。◆The debate has split the country down the middle.那场争论把这个国家分成了两大派。NOTE 辨析 Divide or split? Divide suggests that the disagreement may be temporary; if two or more people split, the disagreement may be permanent. Divide is not usually used in this meaning without an object. * divide暗示意见分歧是暂时性的，split则暗示意见分歧可能是永久性的。divide用于此义时通常接宾语。■ alienate / /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group 使（与某群体）格格不入；使疏远◆Very talented children may feel alienated from the others in their class.天资出众的孩子可能觉得与班上的同学格格不入。◆It is important that the new policies do not alienate our core supporters.重要的是新政策不会使我们的主要拥护者离我们而去。■ separate [transitive] to make sb/sth different in some way from sb/sth else 区分；区别◆Politics is the only thing that separates us (= that we disagree about).我们之间唯一的分歧在于政治观点。◆Her lack of religious faith separated her from the rest of her family.她缺乏宗教信仰，这使她跟家里的人格格不入。◆Only four points separate the top three teams.领先的三支球队只相差四分。■ be estranged■ become estranged [intransitive] (rather formal) to no longer be, or to stop being, friendly, loyal or in contact with sb, especially sb in your family 变得（与某人，尤其是家人）疏远；断绝联系◆He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。■ ˌcome beˈtween sb and sb phrasal verb (came, come) [no passive] to damage a relationship between two people 损害⋯之间的关系；离间◆I'd hate anything to come between us.我不喜欢任何有损我们之间关系的事情。◆Must she always come between us?她干吗非得离间我们？ⓘ The subject of come between sb and sb can be a person, a problem, a feeling, a belief, an argument, a situation or almost anything. * come between sb and sb的主语几乎可以是任何事物，如人、问题、感情、信仰、论点、局势等。 |