wife
noun/waɪf/
/waɪf/
(plural wives
Idioms /waɪvz/
/waɪvz/
)- the woman that somebody is married to; a married woman
妻子 - I met my wife at university.
我和妻子是上大学时认识的。 - He wants a divorce from his estranged wife.
他想与分居的妻子离婚。 - He is survived by his wife Anne.
他先妻子安妮而去。 - She has a wife and two children.
她有一个妻子和两个孩子。 - He left his wife for a younger woman.
他为了一个更年轻的女人而离开了妻子。 - wife of somebody the wife of the Italian ambassador
意大利大使的妻子 - She's his second wife.
她是他的第二个妻子。 - his former/future wife
他的前任/未来的妻子 - his wife of 25 years
他结婚25年的妻子 - The actress was photographed on the red carpet with her wife, Ellen.
这位女演员和她的妻子艾伦一起走在红地毯上。 - Many of the players brought their wives or girlfriends along for the trip.
许多球员都带着他们的妻子或女朋友一起旅行。 - He is still struggling with the death of his wife.
他仍在与妻子的去世作斗争。 - Steve lives here with his wife and children.
史蒂夫和他的妻子和孩子住在这里。
Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage and divorceRomancesee also fishwife, housewife, midwife, trophy wife- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
- be/find true love/the love of your life
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have/go on a (blind) date
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
- get/be engaged/married/divorced
- arrange/plan a wedding
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
- have/enter into an arranged marriage
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have an affair (with somebody)
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
- annul/dissolve a marriage
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1- Aisha met her wife at college.
艾莎在大学认识了她的妻子。 - This is my wife, Julie.
这是我妻子朱莉。 - His wife has just given birth to a son.
他的妻子刚给他生了个儿子。 - His wife divorced him after fifteen years of marriage.
他的妻子在结婚十五年后与他离婚。 - His parents were always trying to find him a wife.
他的父母一直想给他找个妻子。 - Mr Thomas is survived by his wife, Muriel.
托马斯先生的妻子缪丽尔比他活得久。 - The general was accompanied by his wife.
将军有妻子陪同。 - the vicar's wife
牧师的妻子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- new
- future
- former
- …
- meet
- marry
- live with
- …
- give birth
Word OriginOld English wīf ‘woman’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib. - I met my wife at university.
Idioms
husband and wife
- a man and woman who are married to each other
夫妇 - They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years.
他们像夫妻一样共同生活了很多年。 - a husband-and-wife team
夫妻队
- They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years.
an old wives’ tale
- (disapproving) an old idea or belief that people now know is not correct
无稽之谈；不科学的陈腐观念
(all) the world and his wife
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal, humorous) everyone; a large number of people
人人；许多人