divorce用作动词的基本意思是“与…离婚”,指断绝夫妻之间的关系,也可指“分离”,指某物从另一个物体中脱离出来,成为一个相对独立的个体。常与介词from搭配。

divorce from (v.+prep.)
▲divorce sb/sth from sb/sth
1.与…离婚 legally end one's marriage to sb
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
This actress has been divorced from husband.这位女演员和她丈夫离婚了。
2.与…完全不同,脱节 be completely different or separate from sth
It is difficult to divorce politics from sport.把政治和体育完全分开是很难的。
They proposed to divorce church from state.他们提议将政教分开。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
His hopes for the future are often divorced from reality.他对未来所寄予的希望往往脱离现实。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
She divorced him after years of unhappiness.经过多年不愉快的生活,她跟他离婚了。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
In sports, exercise and play are not divorced.在运动中,练习和比赛是分不开的。

divorce, alienate, divert, remove
参见remove条。

［词源］＜古法语divortium(夫妻分道扬镳)

Divorce is on the increase.离婚案不断增多。
After the divorce she moved to her mother's old home.离婚后她搬到她母亲的故居去住。
None of us like the divorce of word and deed.我们没人喜欢言行不一。