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词汇 broken-home
释义 broken home
noun[ C ]
 old-fashioneduk /ˌbrəʊ.kən ˈhəʊm/ us /ˌbroʊ.kən ˈhoʊm/
a family in which the parents are separated or divorced(= no longer married):
Almost all of these young people came from broken homes.
He grew up poor in a broken home.
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These children are stigmatized as coming from "broken homes", but divorce is the norm nowadays.
The Oscar-winning director is an only child from a broken home.
This shows us that broken homes and poverty don't necessarily condemn kids to a terrible future.
They both come from broken homes and were brought up by their mothers.
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