spouse
noun[C]
lawformalorspecializeduk/spaʊs/us/spaʊs/C2
a person'shusbandorwife:
配偶In 60percentof thehouseholdssurveyedboth spouses went out towork.在60%的被调查家庭中，夫妻双方都外出工作。
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| 单词 | spouse |
| 释义 | spouse noun[C] lawformalorspecializeduk/spaʊs/us/spaʊs/C2 a person'shusbandorwife: 配偶In 60percentof thehouseholdssurveyedboth spouses went out towork.在60%的被调查家庭中，夫妻双方都外出工作。 Compare better halfhumorous husbandnoun partnernoun wife spouse| American Dictionaryspouse noun[C] us/spɑʊs/a person’shusbandorwife Examplesofspousespouse Moreover, when female members could not attend training events or visits for personal reasons, their spouses came forward to represent the families. From theCambridge English Corpus Several were relatively young or had a youngspouse, and their labour sustained a capital base sufficient to withstand one health or economic crisis. From theCambridge English Corpus Older women's more limited access to retirement funds is, however, mitigated among those whose spouses were government workers, because typically they share the benefits. From theCambridge English Corpus The implications of such findings is that by changing the communication patterns between spouses, the rate of cardiovascular diseases could perhaps be reduced. From theCambridge English Corpus Treatment placed a heavy burden on family including children and spouses. From theCambridge English Corpus The presence of the parent in the home seems to facilitate joint care-giving by spouses, as does the extra burden of care for another parent. From theCambridge English Corpus These dimensions includedspouseproblems,spousesupport, relative problems, relative support, friend problems, friend support, confidants and social integration. From theCambridge English Corpus This is a timely and important reminder of the emotional and practical difficulties experienced by partners and spouses when the problem of care-home admission presents. From theCambridge English Corpus As the age of care recipients increases, the proportion of care-giving spouses decreases and the proportion of care-giving children increases. From theCambridge English Corpus These households were primarily feminine households with no spouses, sons, grandsons, brothers or other male kin, although several had male servants. From theCambridge English Corpus Interviews were conducted with addicted parents and, where consent was provided, also with their children, spouses, and other first-degree relatives. From theCambridge English Corpus Family members were defined as first-degree relatives (spouse, parents, children, siblings) of cancer patients. From theCambridge English Corpus The proportion of dual private pension households, where both spouses have private pension coverage, is 28 per cent. From theCambridge English Corpus Elderly spouses also provide much of the care for dementia sufferers in the community. From theCambridge English Corpus The gender divide within marriages is shown by more husbands than wives receiving expressive or instrumental support from theirspouse. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithspousespouseThese are words often used in combination withspouse. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. divorced spouse In these new circumstances the amount of periodical allowance payable by the bankrupt to hisdivorcedspousemay be quite unrealistic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 female spouse After all, a survivingfemalespouseis certainly the legitimate wife of the husband who has died intestate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 future spouse At the very least, they were advised to receive a certificate of good health from afuturespouse. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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