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registry office

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈregistry ˌoffice noun [countable]  PGORECORDa local government building in Britain where you can get married, and where births, marriages, and deaths are officially recorded 〔英国可办理结婚手续并负责出生、结婚和死亡登记的〕户籍登记处
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registry officeIf you're tying the knot at a registry office, this timeless style is ideal.They were married at a registry office and had a quiet reception.They were also married in a registry office.The offices, in an old registry office, are still being worked on.The witnesses were people who worked at the registry office.The feelings that are carried up the aisle or into the registry office are presumably countless.The registry office couldn't marry them at such short notice and they must wait until the following day.
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registry office
ˈregistry ˌoffice noun [countable]
a local government building in Britain where you can get married, and where births, marriages, and deaths are officially recorded


registry officeBrE /ˈredʒɪstri ɒfɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈredʒɪstri ɔːfɪs/ 🔊, /ˈredʒɪstri ɑːfɪs/ 🔊 (also ˈregister office) noun(in Britain) a place where civil marriages (= that do not involve a religious ceremony) are performed and where records of births, marriages and deaths are made 户籍登记处(在英国可举办不涉及宗教仪式的婚礼,并负责登记出生及婚丧等事项)to get married in/at a registry office在户籍登记处登记结婚