marry

marry1
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]
  1. join in marriage
    结婚;和…结婚;为…证婚
    I was married in church.
    我是在教堂结的婚。
    the priest who married us.
    给我们主持婚礼的牧师。
    my sister got married to a Welshman.
    我妹妹嫁给了一个威尔士人。
    ■take (someone) as one's wife or husband in marriage
    嫁;娶
    Eric asked me to marry him.
    埃里克要我嫁给他。
    ■[no obj.]enter into marriage
    结婚
    they had no plans to marry.
    他们没有结婚的打算。
    ■[no obj.](marry into)become a member of (a family) by marriage
    (通过婚姻)成为家中一员
    ■(of a parent or guardian) give (a son or daughter) in marriage, especially for reasons of expediency
    (尤指为私利)把…嫁出;为…娶亲
    her parents married her to a wealthy landowner.
    她的父母将她嫁给了一个富有的地主。
  2. cause to meet or fit together; combine
    使…相配合;结合
    the two halves are trimmed and married up.
    这两个一半经过修整结合起来。
    the show marries poetry with art.
    演出把诗歌同艺术结合起来。
    ■[no obj.]meet or blend with something
    适合…要求;混合
    most Chardonnays don't marry well with salmon.
    大多数夏敦埃酒并不太适合吃三文鱼时饮用。
    ■(Nautical)splice (rope ends) together without increasing their girth
    (航海)拼接缆绳
常用词组
marry in haste, repent at leisure
  1. (proverb)those who rush impetuously into marriage may spend a long time regretting doing so
    (谚)草率结婚,后悔终生
marry money
  1. (informal)marry a rich person
    (非正式)同有钱人结婚
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally 'married', (as a noun) 'husband'

marry2
exclamation
  1. (archaic)expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion
    (古)[表示惊讶、愤怒或强调]哎呀,真是
语源
  1. late Middle English: variant of Mary
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