separation
/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ 名词 B1中文： 分割、分离
- The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
- The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
- The place at which a division occurs.
- An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
- An object that separates two spaces.
- Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
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On Sunday, after morning service, the separation, so agreeable to almost all, took place.
The two ladies were delighted to see their dear friend again, called it an age since they had met, and repeatedly asked what she had been doing with herself since their separation.
The next was in these words:--“‘I do not pretend to regret anything I shall leave in Hertfordshire except your society, my dearest friend; but we will hope, at some future period, to enjoy many returns of that delightful intercourse we have known, and in the meanwhile may lessen the pain of separation by a very frequent and most unreserved correspondence.
The pain of separation, however, might be alleviated on his side by preparations for the reception of his bride, as he had reason to hope, that shortly after his next return into Hertfordshire, the day would be fixed that was to make him the happiest of men.
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