单词 | wife |
释义 | wife nounadjective | verb + wife | wife + verb adjective➤new新婚妻子▸➤future未婚妻▸➤former (also ex-wife) 前妻➤first, second, etc.第一任、第二任等妻子▸➤deserted弃妇▸➤divorced, estranged离婚的/分居的妻子➤common-law(未举行结婚仪式的)事实婚姻的女方▸➤dead, late亡妻▸➤dependent靠丈夫养活的妻子◆with a dependent wife and children, he can't afford to lose his job.妻子和孩子都靠他养活,他不能丢了工作。➤young年轻的妻子▸➤pregnant怀孕的妻子➤beloved, dear, good, wonderful爱妻;好老婆;了不起的妻子▸➤attractive, beautiful, charming, lovely迷人的妻子;美丽的夫人;妩媚的妻子;可爱的太太▸➤dutiful, faithful, loving, loyal, supportive尽职的/忠诚的/充满深情的/忠贞的/支持丈夫的妻子▸➤long-suffering长期受苦的妻子◆his long-suffering wife had to put up with his numerous affairs.他那一贯受气的妻子不得不忍受他的诸多风流韵事。➤unfaithful不忠的妻子▸➤jealous妒忌心强的妻子▸➤domineering, nagging爱支配人的/唠叨的妻子▸➤battered受虐待的妻子◆a hostel for battered wives受虐妻子收容所➤trophy (= an attractive younger wife) (informal) 花瓶娇妻◆she's a classic trophy wife-beautiful and half his age.她是个典型的花瓶老婆 - 人长得漂亮,年龄只有他的一半。verb + wife➤meet结识妻子◆i first met my wife at college.我是在大学里认识我妻子的。➤marry娶妻➤live with与妻子一起生活▸➤desert, leave抛弃/离开妻子➤be separated from与妻子分居➤be unfaithful to, cheat on对妻子不忠▸➤batter, beat虐待/殴打妻子➤accompany陪伴妻子◆the general was accompanied by his wife.将军有妻子陪同。➤survive比妻子活得久◆mr thomas is survived by his wife, muriel.托马斯先生的妻子缪丽尔比他活得久。wife + verb➤give birth妻子生育◆his wife has just given birth to a son.他的妻子刚给他生了个儿子。 wife, husband noun ➡ see also the entry for partner 2另见 partner 条第 2 义wife ♦︎ husband ♦︎ spouse ♦︎ hubby ♦︎ missusthese are all words for the man or woman a person is married to.这些词均表示配偶。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a good / loving / faithful wife / husband◆sb's darling / dear wife / husband◆sb's. first / second, etc. wife / husband◆sb's future wife / husband / spouse◆sb's wife / husband-to-be◆sb's former / ex- / late / estranged wife / husband / spouse◆to marry / divorce / leave / walk out on your wife / husband■ wife [countable] the woman that a man is married to; a married woman妻子;太太;已婚妇女◆this is my wife, julie.这是我妻子朱莉。◆at that time there was an increase in the number of working wives.那时已婚职业妇女的人数增加了。■ husband [countable] the man that a woman is married to; a married man丈夫;已婚男子◆he is her second husband.他是她的第二任丈夫。◆it had been a shock to find himself a husband and father.发现自己已为人夫,为人父,他着实吃了一惊。■ spouse /spaʊs/ [countable] (formal or law法律) a husband or wife配偶◆fill in your spouse's name here.在这儿填上配偶的姓名。▸ spousal /spaʊzl, spaʊsl-->/ adjective [only before noun] (name, formal) ◆spousal consent / support配偶的同意/支持◆spousal abuse虐待配偶note 辨析 wife/husband or spouse? spouse is used in more formal contexts and especially in written english. spouse is useful if you need one word to refer to both male and female partners. * spouse 用于较正式的语境,尤用于书面语。如果需要用一个词同时指妻子或丈夫的话,就可以用 spouse◆all employees and their spouses or partners are invited to attend.所有员工及其配偶或伴侣都获邀参加。however, for speaking in most contexts, it is more usual to say husband and/or wife or husbands and/or wives.但是在大多数语境下,口语表述时通常用 husband and/or wife 或 husbands and/or wives◆we are all married, and we all brought our husbands and wives to the party.我们都结婚了,都带着自己的另一半参加了聚会。 ➡ see also partner → partner 2■ hubby [countable] (informal, especially spoken) a woman's husband老公;丈夫◆she and her hubby are both doctors.她和丈夫都是医生。ⓘ hubby is used especially in spoken english, and is often used without an article or pronoun, such as a, my, her, etc. * hubby 尤用于口语,常常不与冠词或代词如 a、my、her 等连用◆she went out, leaving hubby to put the kids to bed.她出去了,留下丈夫哄孩子们睡觉。■ missus (also missis) /mɪsɪz/ [singular] (used after the, my, your or his 用于 the、my、your 或 his 之后) (informal, especially spoken, often humorous) a man's wife老婆;妻子◆how's the missus (= your wife)?你老婆怎么样?◆my missus won't let me smoke in the house.我太座不让我在家里抽烟。wife [countable] the woman that a man is married to; a married woman妻子;太太;已婚妇女◆this is my wife, julie.这是我妻子朱莉。◆at that time there was an increase in the number of working wives.那时已婚职业妇女的人数增加了。wife/waɪf ||; waɪf/noun [c] (plural wives /waɪvz ||; waɪvz/) the woman to whom a man is married 妻子wifesee ⇨ marry 10 • • •• ⇨ man and wife wife /waɪf; waɪf/n [c] plural wives /waɪvz; waɪvz/the woman that a man is married to 妻子:◇this is my wife, elaine. 这是我妻子伊莱恩。 ☞ wife |
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