pop the question

英 [pɒp ðə ˈkwestʃən]

美 [pɑːp ðə ˈkwestʃən]

求婚

英英释义

verb

ask (someone) to marry you
1. he popped the question on Sunday night
2. she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months
3. The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
Synonym:proposedeclare oneselfoffer

Mary has been waiting months for George to pop the question, but up to now he has not.
玛丽等着乔治来向她求婚，一直等了几个月，但直到现在他还没开口。
She thought you were gonna pop the question tonight.
她以为你今晚会向她求婚。
Actually, I'm going to pop the question to him tomorrow night.
实际上我明晚会向他求婚。
He has been trying for weeks to pluck up the courage to pop the question.
几星期以来，他一直想鼓起勇气求婚。
How'd he pop the question?
他怎么求的婚？
And along with their expanding wallets 4 million Americans are expected to pop the question or receive a proposal on Feb 14.
随着钱包渐渐鼓起来，四百万美国人将在2月14日求婚或者接受求婚。
11. To Pop The Question This informal idiom for proposing marriage has been in use since 1826.
11.求婚这个表示求婚的非正式习语从1826年就开始使用。
I've been waiting three years for him to pop the question.
我已花了三年等他向我求婚。
Betty has set her cap at Jack for many years before she finally got him to pop the question.
贝蒂追求杰克好多年了，终于使他来向自己求婚了。
She waited for years for him to pop the question.
她等了好多年等他求婚。