unmarried

adjective
🔊/ˌʌnˈmærid/
🔊/ˌʌnˈmærid/
Word Family
  • marry verb
  • marriage noun
  • married adjective (≠ unmarried)
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  1. not married未婚的;独身的 synonym single
    • an unmarried mother未婚母亲
    • He remained unmarried all his life.他终身未娶。
    • She was sent away to a home for unmarried mothers.她被送往未婚母亲的家中。
    • Unmarried couples do not have the same rights as married couples.未婚伴侣享受不到与已婚伴侣同等的权利。
    Topics Life stagesb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnmarried is used with these nouns:
    • aunt
    • brother
    • couple
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