separation
英 [sepə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,sɛpə'reʃən]
- n. 分离，分开；间隔，距离；[法] 分居；缺口
英英释意
- 1. the act of dividing or disconnecting
- 2. coming apart
- 3. the state of lacking unity
- 4. the distance between things;
- "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
- 5. sorting one thing from others;
- "the separation of wheat from chaff"
- "the separation of mail by postal zones"
- 6. the social act of separating or parting company;
- "the separation of church and state"
- 7. the space where a division or parting occurs;
- "he hid in the separation between walls"
- 8. termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
- 9. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
双语例句
- 1. He believes in the separation of the races.
- 他认为应该实施种族隔离。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The separation weighed on both of them.
- 分离使他们两人都十分苦恼。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. the state's eventual separation from the federation
- 那个州最终与联邦的脱离
来自《权威词典》
- 4. After a long separation, they held a glad meeting.
- 阔别多年之后, 他们举行了一个令人愉快的聚会.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation.
- 分居后,夫妇可能会同意离婚.
来自《简明英汉词典》