It is a sad fact that 50 percent of marriages in this country end in divorce. But hey, the other half end in death. You could be one of the lucky ones!
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n. 离婚;分离;
vt. 与…离婚;分离;
vt.& vi. 与（某人）离婚，判（某人）离婚;
💡 di使…变成，分开+vorce=vert转→从丈夫身边转开→离婚
"His parents went through an acrimonious divorce."
他的父母在激烈争吵中离了婚。
近义：unmarry, separate, divide, estrange, separation, divorcee
反义：mate, wed, espouse, matrimony, nuptial, nuptials
n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adj. 运气好的，侥幸的;兆头好的，吉祥的;〈俚〉难得;很恰当的;
💡 luck幸运 + y ...的→ 幸运的；吉祥的
"a happy-go-lucky sort of person"
乐天派的人
近义：jammy, privileged, propitious, successful, fortunate, happy
反义：luckless, ominous, poor, baleful, unblessed, unblest
n. 百分比，百分数;百分之一;
adj. 百分之…的，每一百中有…的;百分之…支付利息的;
adv. 以百分之…地，每一百中有…地;
💡 per贯穿，自始自终+cent一百→百分比
"A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes."
1947年的一场大火,使90%的房屋化为灰烬.
近义：percentage, part, portion, fragment, cud, quid
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义：particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义：municipal, urban, city