separation
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR The separation of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are separate or become separate, and are not linked. 分離; 分開; 隔離[oft N 'of/from/between' n]
He believes in the separation of the races. 他信奉種族隔離政策。
2. N-VAR During a separation, people who usually live together are not together. 分離期間
She wondered if Harry had been unfaithful to her during this long separation. 她想知道，在分開的漫長(zhǎng)嵗月裡哈裡是否已經(jīng)對(duì)她不忠了。
3. N-VAR If a couple who are married or living together have a separation, they decide to live apart. 分居
They agreed to a trial separation. 他們同意嘗試一次分居。
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separation /?s?p??re???n/ (separations)
劍橋詞典
- B2 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 單數(shù)名詞 ]
- the pain of separation
- One common cause of homelessness is separation or divorce .
- We thought we'd try a period of separation.
- In most cases , separation is followed by divorce .
- I suggested a trial separation. 返回 separation
a situation in which two or more people or things are separated
分離；分開
During the war many couples had to endure long periods of separation (= not being together). 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，很多夫婦不得不忍受長(zhǎng)期分離之苦。
After many years the South African government finally abandoned its apartheid system of racial separation. 多年之後，南非政府最終廢除了種族隔離制。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
an arrangement , often legal , by which two married people stop living together as a couple
分居
Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation. 分居之後，夫妻雙方可以協(xié)議離婚。
They're considering separation as an option . 他們正在考慮選擇分居。
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