single adj. ⇨single (single people/parents)⇨particular (the single most important factor)single
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single ♦︎ divorced ♦︎ unmarried ♦︎ lone ♦︎ estranged ♦︎ widowed ♦︎ separatedThese words all describe people who are not married or not having a romantic relationship with sb.這些詞均表示單身的、無配偶的。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■singlenot married; not having a romantic relationship with sb單身的;未婚的;無伴侶的◆The apartments are ideal for single people living alone.這些公寓供單身者獨自居住最爲理想。◆Are you still single?你還是單身嗎?ⓘ 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指單親母親或單親父親◆Marriage breakdown is common and there are a large number of single-parent families.婚姻破裂現象很普遍,因此出現了許多單親家庭。■divorcedno longer married because the marriage has been legally ended離婚的;離異的◆Many divorced people remarry and have second families.許多離婚的人再婚組成新的家庭。◆My parents are divorced.我的父母離婚了。◆Are they going to get divorced?他們打算離婚嗎? see also divorce,get divorced ⇨ divorce■unmarriednot married未婚的;獨身的◆He remained unmarried all his life.他終身未娶。◆Unmarried couples do not have the same rights as married couples.未婚伴侶享受不到與已婚伴侶同等的權利。OPPmarried ⇨ marry■lone [only before noun] (especially BrE, ratherformal, especiallywritten) without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children單親的◆Nine out of ten lone parents are women.十個單親家長有九個是女性。◆Lone fathers tend to be older than lone mothers.單親父親往往比單親母親歲數大。ⓘ Lone is not often used in normal spoken English, but it is common in journalism and in official reports.在一般的口語中lone並不常用,但在新聞和官方報告中卻很常見。■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訊問。◆She has been estranged from her husband since 1999.自1999年起她就與丈夫分居了。 see also estrangement ⇨ division2■widowedˈwɪdəʊd; NAmEˈwɪdoʊdif sb is widowed, their husband or wife has died喪偶的;成爲寡婦(或鳏夫)的◆She was widowed by the time she was 35.她35歲時就守了寡。◆She spent twenty years looking after her widowed father.她照料鳏居的父親長達二十年。■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.她父母分居但沒離婚。◆He's separated from his wife.他和妻子分居了。 see also separate ⇨ divorceNOTE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,也不再保持任何聯系或來往;separated指夫妻不再共同生活,但可能仍保持聯系,例如安排照管孩子。separated也可指未婚同居後分手。
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