marry
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mar·ry /ˈmæri/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (married, marrying, marries) 1 [intransitive, transitive]MARRY if you marry someone, you become their husband or wife 结婚；娶；嫁 → married He married Bea in 1925. 他在1925年娶了贝亚。 I’m going to ask her to marry me on St Valentine’s Day. 我打算在情人节向她求婚。 She married young (=at a young age). 她结婚早。 People in higher social classes are more likely to marry late (=when they are older than is usual). 社会阶层较高的人士倾向于晚婚。 Sophia had, in a sense, married beneath her (=married someone of a lower social class than her). 索菲娅在某种意义上是下嫁了。 RegisterIn everyday English, rather than saying that two people marry, people usually say that they get married. 在日常英语中，人们一般说两人get married，而不说marryMy parents got married in 1986. 我父母是1986年结婚的。n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsMarry is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object: Their parents did not want them to marry. In this sentence, marry is intransitive and does not have an object.You can also say: His parents did not want them to marry each other.His parents did not want him to marry her. In these sentences, marry is transitive.2 [transitive]MARRY to perform the ceremony at which two people get married 为…主持婚礼 The priest who married us was really nice. 为我们主持婚礼的那个牧师非常和蔼。3 [transitive]MARRY to find a husband or wife for one of your children 把〔女儿〕嫁给；给〔儿子〕娶亲marry somebody to somebody She was determined to marry all of her daughters to rich men. 她决意把她的女儿都嫁给有钱人。4 [transitive] (also marry up) formalMIX to combine two different ideas, designs, tastes etc together 将〔两个不同的想法、设计、品位等〕结合在一起marry something with/to something The building’s design marries a traditional style with modern materials. 大楼的设计把传统风格和现代材料结合在一起。marry something and something He writes fiction that marries up realism and the supernatural. 他的小说把现实主义和超自然力结合在一起。5 not the marrying kind MARRYnot the type of person who wants to get married 不是那种想结婚的人 I’m just not the marrying kind. 我就不是那种想结婚的人。6 marry into something phrasal verb MARRYto join a family or social group by marrying someone who belongs to it 通过婚姻而进入〔配偶所属的家庭或社会团体〕 She married into a very wealthy family. 她嫁入了一个非常富有的人家。7 marry somebody ↔ off phrasal verb MARRYto find a husband or wife for someone – used to show disapproval 为〔某人〕寻得配偶〔含贬义〕 to They married her off to the first young man who came along. 一有个年轻人出现，他们就把她嫁掉了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
marry• Do you think your sister will ever marry?• He married and divorced Ava Gardner.• They involve men and women who have previously married and whose relationships have broken down.• In 1684 he married Anne, daughter of the duke of Orleans, in a typical dynastic arrangement.• She said the chances of siblings marrying are minuscule if the number of sperm donations are kept low.• Mum and Dad fell in love on the cruise and were married by the ship's captain.• The only reason Carla married Henry was because she was pregnant.• He converted to Catholicism so he could marry her.• When Miss Temple marries, Jane feels the necessity of trying something new and advertises for a position as a governess.• Will you marry me?• Last month her parents decided that she must marry Tajammul, whom she knew but did not like.• The priest who married us forgot his lines during the ceremony.• Rabbi Feingold will marry us.• He told me to marry Victor Cousin.• I married young - it was a mistake.marry late• He had wanted children for years: not having them had been the one drawback to marrying late.• The few who took brides often married late and outside their race.• She had married late, at a time she had almost given up hope of finding a husband.• Working women were delaying or curtailing their capacity to bear children, marrying later or perhaps being reluctant to have children at all.Origin marry (1200-1300) French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus “husband”mar·ry verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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marry
mar‧ry S1 W2 /ˈmæri/
verb (past tense and past participle married, present participle marrying, third person singular marries)
He married Bea in 1925.
I’m going to ask her to marry me on St Valentine’s Day.
She married young (=at a young age).
People in higher social classes are more likely to marry late (=when they are older than is usual).
Sophia had, in a sense, married beneath her (=married someone of a lower social class than her).
REGISTER
In everyday English, rather than saying that two people marry, people usually say that they get married.
▪My parents got married in 1986.
2. [transitive] to perform the ceremony at which two people get married:
The priest who married us was really nice.
3. [transitive] to find a husband or wife for one of your children
marry somebody to somebody
She was determined to marry all of her daughters to rich men.
4. [transitive] (also marry up) formal to combine two different ideas, designs, tastes etc together
marry something with/to something
The building’s design marries a traditional style with modern materials.
marry something and something
He writes fiction that marries up realism and the supernatural.
5. not the marrying kind not the type of person who wants to get married:
I’m just not the marrying kind.
marry into something phrasal verb
to join a family or social group by marrying someone who belongs to it:
She married into a very wealthy family.
marry somebody ↔ off phrasal verb
to find a husband or wife for someone – used in order to show disapproval
marry somebody ↔ off to
They married her off to the first young man who came along.
mar‧ry S1 W2 /ˈmæri/
verb (past tense and past participle married, present participle marrying, third person singular marries) Word Family: verb: marry, remarry; noun: marriage, remarriage; adjective: married ≠ unmarried, marriageable
Date: 1200-1300
Language: French
Origin: marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus 'husband'
1. [intransitive and transitive] if you marry someone, you become their husband or wife ⇨ married:Language: French
Origin: marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus 'husband'
REGISTER
In everyday English, rather than saying that two people marry, people usually say that they get married.
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2. [transitive] to perform the ceremony at which two people get married:
3. [transitive] to find a husband or wife for one of your children
marry somebody to somebody
4. [transitive] (also marry up) formal to combine two different ideas, designs, tastes etc together
marry something with/to something
marry something and something
5. not the marrying kind not the type of person who wants to get married:
marry into something phrasal verb
to join a family or social group by marrying someone who belongs to it:
marry somebody ↔ off phrasal verb
to find a husband or wife for someone – used in order to show disapproval
marry somebody ↔ off to
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
