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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mar·ried /ˈmærid/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 1 MARRYhaving a husband or a wife 已婚的，有配偶的 Are you married or single? 你是已婚还是单身？ They’ve been married for eight years. 他们已经结婚八年了。 Married men earn 70 percent more than single men. 已婚男子比单身男子多挣70%。married to Nicole is married to my brother. 妮科尔嫁给了我的弟弟。 We’re getting married (=marrying) next month. 我们下个月结婚。married couple/man/woman a happily married man 一个婚姻美满的男子 When she first came to London, she was newly married and out of work. 她初到伦敦时刚结婚，而且没有工作。 So, how do you like married life? 那么，你觉得婚后生活怎么样？5 ► Do not say ‘be married with’ someone or ‘get married with’ someone. Say be married to someone or get married to someone.不要说 ‘be married with’ someone 或 ‘get married with’ someone. 而要说 be married to someone 或 get married to someone.2 be married to something ATTENTIONto give most of your time and attention to a job or activity 专心致志于某事 I was married to my job. 我一心扑在工作上。n GRAMMAR: Prepositions with married• You are married to someone: He is married to an American.Last year I got married to Tom. ✗Don’t say: He is married with an American. | Last year I got married with Tom.• You use married with when talking about how many children someone has: Richard is now happily married with two young children.n COLLOCATIONSverbsbe marriedShe’s married now, and living in London.get married (=to have a wedding)Did you know that they are going to get married?stay marriedI cannot stay married to a man I do not love.be married with children (=to be married and have children)Kevin is married with four children.adverbshappily married (=in a happy relationship with your husband or wife)I have been happily married for nine years.unhappily married (=not in a happy relationship with your husband or wife)They were behaving like an unhappily married old couple.newly/recently married (=married not long ago)The newly married couple arrived at their hotel.nounsa married man/womanBy 1957 a third of married women were working.a married coupleMost of their friends are married couples.married lifeThroughout her married life, her husband’s interests had come first.somebody’s married name (=a woman’s last name, when she has changed it to her husband’s name)She gave them Pat’s married name and address.married quarters (=where soldiers live with their wives)Can a soldier’s wife continue to live in married quarters if her husband leaves her? THESAURUSmarried having a husband or wife 已婚的，有配偶的How long have you been married? 你结婚多久了？a married couple 一对夫妇single not married 未婚的，单身的Chris is 45 and still single. 克里斯45岁，依旧单身。single mothers 单身母亲engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future 已订婚的Jane and Pete have just got engaged. 简和皮特刚刚订婚。engaged couples 已订婚的情侣live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married 同居More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married. 越来越多的情侣选择同居而不结婚。separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage 分居的I think Joan and Brian are separated now. 我想琼和布赖恩现在分居了。divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage 离婚的，离异的My parents got divorced when I was 10. 我十岁时父母离婚。divorced men 离婚男人widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died 寡居的；鳏居的；丧偶的He’s a widowed father of two. 他丧偶，有两个孩子。husband/wife etc 丈夫/妻子等husband/wife the man/woman you are married to 丈夫/妻子My wife’s a teacher. 我妻子是老师。partner the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples 伴侣〔partner常指未婚同居或是不知道是否结婚的人，也指同性的伴侣〕He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son. 他和伴侣露丝及他们八个月大的儿子一起生活。fiancé/fiancée the man/woman you are engaged to 未婚夫/未婚妻He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July. 他和未婚妻温迪•霍奇森将于7月结婚。divorcee a woman who is divorced 离婚女人The prince announced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. 王子宣布了欲与沃利斯•辛普森夫人——一名离异美国女子结婚的打算。widow/widower a woman or man whose husband or wife has died 寡妇/鳏夫Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former president 伊梅尔达•马科斯，前总统的遗孀spouse formal your spouse is your husband or wife 配偶The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel. 本规定适用于军职人员的配偶及子女。nestranged wife/husband formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymoreShe is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.someone who is not married 未婚的bachelor a man who has never been married 未婚男子，单身汉He’s a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has decided he will never marry). 他是个坚定的独身主义者。spinster old-fashioned a woman who has never been married and is no longer young 老处女，老姑娘The house was owned by an elderly spinster. 房子的主人是位老姑娘。Examples from the Corpus
married• I went downstairs and they told me they had just got married.• But now she's all married and stuff.• We've been married for 25 years.• There is no way Dona could have left her married life and children behind to sail the seas with pirate lover.• After thirty-two years of married life Barbara had no illusions left.• But the scale of these effects, especially for married men, is small.• Is Robertson your married name?• Aged 53, married, no children.• And Liz is married to my brother, after all.• Geraldine was married to the richest man in France and still pretended she couldn't afford a new outfit.• Nick personable, Eton educated, slightly big boyish looking is 30 and married with two very young children.• Richard is happily married with two young children.• More and more married women were returning to the workplace.married life• Ironically, during that time, Charles and Diana enjoyed the happiest period of their married life.• It was all so different from her own married life.• It was to be more than five years before they were able to lead a normal married life.• We hope that both of you will always enjoy married life, a very long and happy life together.• Our married life has truly begun, and every day it will get better.• Indeed, during their married life he mostly pampered her.• Admittedly they were only nineteen, but surely, he reasoned, there must be more to married life than this?• At the end they look forward to a married life together in a world diminished by the events of the play.mar·ried adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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mar‧ried S2 W2 /ˈmærid/
adjective
Are you married or single?
They’ve been married for eight years.
Married men earn 70 percent more than single men.
married to
Nicole is married to my brother.
We’re getting married (=marrying) next month.
married couple/man/woman
a happily married man
When she first came to London, she was newly married and out of work.
So, how do you like married life?
► Do not say ‘be married with’ someone or ‘get married with’ someone. Say be married to someone or get married to someone.
2. be married to something to give most of your time and attention to a job or activity:
I was married to my job.
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▪be married She’s married now, and living in London.
▪get married (=to have a wedding) Did you know that they are going to get married?
▪stay married I cannot stay married to a man I do not love.
▪be married with children (=to be married and have children) Kevin is married with four children.
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▪happily married (=in a happy relationship with your husband or wife) I have been happily married for nine years.
▪unhappily married (=not in a happy relationship with your husband or wife) They were behaving like an unhappily married old couple.
▪newly/recently married (=married not long ago) The newly married couple arrived at their hotel.
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▪a married man/woman By 1957 a third of married women were working.
▪a married couple Most of their friends are married couples.
▪married life Throughout her married life, her husband’s interests had come first.
▪sb’s married name (=a woman’s last name, when she has changed it to her husband’s name) She gave them Pat’s married name and address.
▪married quarters (=where soldiers live with their wives) Can a soldier’s wife continue to live in married quarters if her husband leaves her?
▪ married having a husband or wife: How long have you been married? | a married couple
▪single not married: Chris is 45 and still single. | single mothers
▪engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: Jane and Pete have just got engaged. | engaged couples
▪live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
▪separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
▪divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: My parents got divorced when I was 10. | divorced men
▪widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: He’s a widowed father of two.
■ husband/wife etc
▪husband/wife the man/woman you are married to: My wife’s a teacher.
▪partner the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples: He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son.
▪fiancé/fiancée the man/woman you are engaged to: He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July.
▪divorcee a woman who is divorced: The Prince announced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
▪widow/widower a woman or man whose husband or wife has died: Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former President
▪spouse formal your spouse is your husband or wife: The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel.
▪estranged wife/husband formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymore: She is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.
■ someone who is not married
▪bachelor a man who has never been married: He’s a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has decided he will never marry).
▪spinster old-fashioned a woman who has never been married and is no longer young: The house was owned by an elderly spinster.
mar‧ried S2 W2 /ˈmærid/
adjective Word Family: verb: marry, remarry; noun: marriage, remarriage; adjective: married ≠ unmarried, marriageable
1. having a husband or a wife: married to
married couple/man/woman
► Do not say ‘be married with’ someone or ‘get married with’ someone. Say be married to someone or get married to someone.
2. be married to something to give most of your time and attention to a job or activity:
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Romance 恋爱
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly)in love (with sb)（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 sb/sth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
NAmE 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 sb 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/ ( 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 sb)（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/ ( 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