marriage

英 [ˈmærɪdʒ]

美 [ˈmærɪdʒ]

n.  结婚; 婚姻; 婚姻生活; 已婚状态; 婚礼

复数：marriages　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TEM4医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1154 / COCA.1011

同义词辨析

weddingmarriagewedlock【导航词义：结婚】

习惯用语

n.

by marriage
• 通过姻亲关系
  when sb is related to you by marriage , they are married to sb in your family, or you are married to sb in their family
sb's hand (in marriage)
• 答应求婚（尤指女方）
  permission to marry sb, especially a woman
• He asked the general for his daughter's hand in marriage.
  他请求将军把女儿许配给他。

牛津词典

noun

• 结婚；婚姻
  the legal relationship between a husband and wife
  1. a happy/unhappy marriage
     幸福的 / 不愉快的婚姻
  2. All of her children's marriages ended in divorce.
     她的孩子们最终都离了婚。
  3. an arranged marriage (= one in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child)
     一桩包办的婚姻
  4. She has two children by a previous marriage.
     她和前夫有两个孩子。
• 婚姻生活；已婚状态
  the state of being married
  1. They don't believe in marriage.
     他们不相信婚姻。
  2. My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
     我的父母亲即将庆祝结婚30周年。
• 婚礼
  the ceremony in which two people become husband and wife
  1. Their marriage took place in a local church.
     他们的婚礼是在当地一所教堂里举行的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 婚姻
  Amarriageis the relationship between a husband and wife.
  1. In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise...
     美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方会共同努力去解决出现的任何问题。
  2. When I was 35 my marriage broke up...
     35岁时我的婚姻破裂了。
  3. His son by his second marriage lives in Paris.
     他二婚生的儿子住在巴黎。
• N-VAR 结婚;婚礼
  Amarriageis the act of marrying someone, or the ceremony at which this is done.
  1. I opposed her marriage to Darryl.
     我反对她嫁给达里尔。
• N-UNCOUNT 婚姻生活;已婚状态
  Marriageis the state of being married.
  1. Marriage might not suit you...
     婚姻也许并不适合你。
  2. In twenty years of marriage he has only taken two proper vacations.
     结婚二十年里，他只像样地度过两次假。
• See also:arranged marriage

Do not confusemarriageandwedding. Aweddingis a ceremony in which a man and woman get married. It usually includes a meal or other celebration that takes place after the ceremony itself.It wasn't a formal wedding.This ceremony can also be called amarriage....the day of my marriage.Marriagecan also be used to refer to the relationship between a husband and wife.It has been a happy marriage.
不要混淆 marriage 与 wedding。wedding 指婚礼，通常包括婚宴或结婚仪式后的其他庆祝活动。例如：It wasn't a formal wedding (那不是正式的婚礼)。这种仪式也可称为 marriage，例如：the day of my marriage (我结婚那天)。marriage 也可指婚姻生活：It has been a happy marriage (那是桩幸福美满的婚姻)。

英英释义

noun

• the act of marrying
  1. their marriage was conducted in the chapel
  Synonym:weddingmarriage ceremony
• two people who are married to each other
  1. his second marriage was happier than the first
  2. a married couple without love
  Synonym:married coupleman and wife
• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
  1. a long and happy marriage
  2. God bless this union
  Synonym:matrimonyunionspousal relationshipwedlock
• a close and intimate union
  1. the marriage of music and dance
  2. a marriage of ideas

双语例句

• Many people have an irresponsible attitude towards marriage and relationships.
  很多人对婚姻与两性关系持一种不负责任的态度。
• Marriage might not suit you
  婚姻也许并不适合你。
• The marriage had lasted for less than two years
  这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
• She brought her husband in for marriage counseling.
  她带丈夫来进行婚姻咨询。
• I mean, it's a relationship, the same as a marriage is a relationship
  我的意思是它是一种人际关系，就如同婚姻也是一种人际关系一样。
• We have a very happy marriage.
  我们的婚姻非常幸福。
• Marriage seems to be going out of fashion.
  婚姻似乎快要过时了。
• The marriage was annulled last month.
  上个月这桩婚姻被宣告无效。
• I don't regret stepping out of the security of marriage.
  我并不后悔放弃了婚姻所带来的安全感。
• Their marriage has broken up.
  他们的婚姻关系破裂了。