separation
noun
uk/ˌsep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/B2[UorS]
asituationin which two or morepeopleor things areseparated:
分离;分开During thewarmanycoupleshad toendurelongperiodsof separation(= not being together).战争期间,很多夫妇不得不忍受长期分离之苦。
After manyyearstheSouthAfricangovernmentfinallyabandoneditsapartheidsystemofracialseparation.多年之后,南非政府最终废除了种族隔离制。
B2[CorU]
anarrangement, oftenlegal, by which twomarriedpeoplestoplivingtogether as acouple:
分居Couples mayagreetodivorceeach other after a separation.分居之后,夫妻双方可以协议离婚。
They'reconsideringseparation as anoption.他们正在考虑选择分居。
- thepainof separation
- Onecommoncauseofhomelessnessis separation ordivorce.
- Wethoughtwe'dtryaperiodof separation.
- In mostcases, separation isfollowedbydivorce.
- Isuggestedatrialseparation.
Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- apartheid
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- freely
- gappy
- givesomething/someonea wide berthidiom
- hermetically sealed
- in piecesidiom
- loose
- privacy
- private
- purdah
- resegregation
- secluded
- stand-alone
- unattached
- uninhabited
- untethered
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