the woman that somebody is married to; a married woman 妻子 I met my wife at university. 我在大学遇到了我的妻子。 He wants a divorce from his estranged wife. 他想和分居的妻子离婚。 He is survived by his wife Anne. 他的妻子安妮幸存了下来。 He has a wife and two children. 他有妻子和两个孩子。 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 他的前妻/未来妻子 his wife of 25 years 他结婚25年的妻子 Many of the players brought their wives or girlfriends along for the trip. 许多运动员带着他们的妻子或女朋友一起去旅行。 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。 He is still struggling with the death of his wife. 他仍在为妻子的去世而挣扎。 Steve lives here with his wife and children. 史蒂夫和他的妻子孩子住在这里。
Collocations Marriage and divorcesee also fishwife, housewife, midwife, trophy wifeMarriage and divorce 结婚和离婚 Romance 恋爱 - fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)
（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人） - be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情 - be/find true love/the love of your life
是／找到真爱／一生的爱 - suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
受单相思之苦 - have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情 - meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚 - have/go on a (blind) date
有个／去约会／相亲 - be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱 - move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings 婚礼 - get/be engaged/married/divorced
订婚；结婚；离婚 - arrange/plan a wedding
安排婚礼 - have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福 - have/enter into an arranged marriage
有一个／走入包办婚姻 - call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
取消／推迟婚礼 - invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴 - conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
举行结婚典礼 - exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
交换戒指；互致结婚誓言 - congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯 - be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月 - celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce 分居和离婚 - be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠 - have an affair (with somebody)
（和某人）有暧昧关系 - break off/end an engagement/a relationship
解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系 - break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友 - separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚 - annul/dissolve a marriage
宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系 - apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚 - get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权 - pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)
（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1His 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。 His wife has just given birth to a son. 他的妻子刚给他生了个儿子。 I first met my wife at college. 我是在大学里认识我妻子的。 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。 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。 a hostel for battered wives 受虐妻子收容所 This is my wife, Julie. 这是我妻子朱莉。 the doctor’s wife 医生的太太
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.
Idioms
husband and wife
an old wives’ tale
- (disapproving)
an old idea or belief that people now know is not correct 不经之谈；不科学的陈腐思想
(all) the world and his wife
- (British English, informal, humorous)
everyone; a large number of people 人人；许多人