单词 | separation |
释义 | separationWord family noun separation separates separatist separatism separator inseperability separabilityseparablenessseparatenessseparatoryseparatrixseparatumadjective separable ≠ inseparable separate separated separativeverb separate adverb inseparably separately separably Familysep·a·ra·tion /ˌsepəˈreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountableU]SEPARATE when something separates or is separate 分开,分离 the separation of church and state 政教分离 separation between the zone of separation between the warring factions 交战各方之间的隔离地带 2 [countableC, uncountableU]SEPARATE a period of time that two or more people spend apart from each other 分离,离别 the separation of families during wartime 战时家庭的离散 3 [countableC]SSFSEPARATE a situation in which a husband and wife agree to live apart even though they are still married 〔夫妇〕分居 their separation and later divorce → divorce1(1) 他们的分居及后来的离婚 Examples from the Corpus separation• My husband and I are considering a separation.• The insecurities created by separation in the early and formative years take their toll in adult life.• The resulting charge separation, is in many ways analogous to photosynthetic charge separation.• Then comes what is called gravity separation.• Failure of a student to maintain a minimum average for two consecutive semesters results in his separation from the university.• In the case of separation or divorce, the children's needs should come first.• Since the separation they've each been seeing different people.• In 1965 members of parliament regretted that the separation of children into different types of secondary schools impeded the raising of standards.• The worst part of the divorce was the separation from his three children.• How much worse the separation seemed then! at least for Helenhow much more real.• This separation creates inevitable tensions between the team and the consultant, which are inimical to good multidisciplinary work.• He said he understood her doubts and perhaps a trial separation might be the answer. From Longman Business Dictionary separationsep·a·ra·tion /ˌsepəˈreɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] American EnglishAmEHUMAN RESOURCES the act of leaving your job, because you have been dismissed or have RESIGNED The job reductions will be met through layoffs andvoluntary separations (=when people leave their jobs willingly rather than being dismissed). Other employees are being offered separation packages providing three months’ to one year’s pay. |
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