| 词组 | wife |
| 释义 | wife /waɪf/ noun (plural wives /waɪvz/) the woman that a man is married toadjectives/nouns + wifesb’s first/second/third etc wife His second wife will inherit all of his money.sb’s former wife/ex-wife The actor’s ex-wife sold her story to the newspapers.a devoted/loving wife (=one who loves her husband) She was a devoted wife and mother.a dutiful wife old-fashioned (=one who behaves in a loyal and obedient way) She played the role of the dutiful wife in public, but in private she had a series of affairs.a faithful/unfaithful wife He killed his unfaithful wife and her lover in a fit of passion.sb’s new wife He took his new wife to Hawaii for their honeymoon.sb’s future wife He met his future wife at university.sb’s late wife (=someone’s wife who is now dead) His late wife's mother helped to look after the children.sb’s estranged wife (=someone’s wife, who they no longer live with – used especially in newspapers) His estranged wife, Maggie, refused to say whether she would divorce him.sb’s common-law wife (=a woman who a man lives with as his wife, without them being officially married) When he died, the house went to his common-law wife, Pearl.a trophy wife disapproving (=a beautiful young woman who is married to a rich or successful older man) He wanted a trophy wife so that he could impress his friends.a battered wife (=a wife who has been violently attacked by her husband) The centre is used as a refuge for battered wives.verbshave a wife He has a wife and two children.meet your wife Bruno met his wife when he hired her to work at his theater.marry your wife He married his wife when he was 25.find (sb) a wife His parents wanted to find him a wife.leave your wife Simon left his wife for another woman.lose your wife (=your wife dies) He lost his wife last year.be unfaithful to your wife also cheat on your wife informal (=have sex with someone who is not your wife) I would never be unfaithful to my wife – I love her too much.divorce your wife He divorced his wife in order to marry his mistress.be separated from your wife He has been separated from his wife for several years.phraseshusband and wife They are no longer living as husband and wife. |
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