bachelorhood
noun[U]
uk/ˈbætʃ.əl.ə.hʊd/us/ˈbætʃ.əl.ɚ.hʊd/thestateof being abachelor(= a man who is notmarried):
（男子的）单身状态Heseemsto havesettledintomarriedlifenicely, which issurprisinggiven hisoutspokenviewsonmarriageand bachelorhood.他似乎已经很好地适应了婚姻生活，鉴于他对婚姻和单身的坦率的态度，这很令人感到惊讶。
- Thepairexchangedpassionatelettersand went onholidaytogether, but Brahmsoptedtoleaveher behind topursuehiscareerand alifeof bachelorhood.
- There are manywaystocelebratethe end of bachelorhood.
- Whenpressedabout his bachelorhood, he said "I'mdatingsomeone veryspecial."
- Allan istwicedivorcedand nowcontentin bachelorhood.
- Hefearedhe might bedoomedtolifelongbachelorhood.
Marriage: marital status
- bachelor
- bachelorette
- be between jobs/marriages/boyfriends, girlfriends, etc.idiom
- between
- common law
- honeymooners
- live in
- lone
- married
- marry
- miss
- spinster
- spinsterhood
- spoken for
- trophy wife
- unattached
- widowed
- widower
- widowhood
- wifely