1[countableC, uncountableU]MARRY the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married 婚姻;已婚状态
She has three daughters from a previous marriage.
她前一次婚姻生了三个女儿。
marriage to
his marriage to Marilyn Monroe
他和玛丽莲•梦露的婚姻
marriage between
In Denmark they have legalized marriage between gay couples.
丹麦已经将同性婚姻合法化。
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In everyday English, when talking about the action of marrying, people usually use the expression get married rather than marriage: 在日常英语中,表示结婚一般用短语get married,而不用marriage
I think they’re too young for marriage. → I think they’re too young to get married. 我认为他们还太年轻,不适合结婚。
2[countableC]MARRY the ceremony in which two people get married 结婚仪式,婚礼SYN wedding
The marriage took place at St Bartholomew’s Church.
婚礼是在圣巴托罗缪教堂举行的。
3by marriageSSFFAMILYif you are related to someone by marriage, they are married to someone in your family, or you are married to someone in theirs 通过姻亲关系,由于婚姻
After two failed marriages, she was not willing to risk marrying again.
经历过两次失败的婚姻后,她不愿冒险再婚。
somebody’s first/second etc marriage 某人的第一次/第二次等婚姻
She had two children from her first marriage.
她第一次婚姻生了两个孩子。
a previous marriage 前一次婚姻
nAnne is his daughter from a previous marriage.
an arranged marriage (=when your parents choose the person you will marry) 包办婚姻
nIn their culture, there is a tradition of arranged marriage.
a same-sex/gay marriage (=a marriage between two homosexual people, which is not legal in many places) 同性婚姻
na proposal to allow same-sex marriage in the state
na mixed marriage (=between people of different races or religions)
Her parents disapproved of mixed marriages.
nan interracial marriage (=between people of different races)
Interracial marriage is more common than it used to be.
na loveless marriage
Why should I stay in a loveless marriage?
na childless marriage
It was a happy but childless marriage.
verbs
have a long/happy etc marriage 婚姻长久/美满等
They have a happy marriage.
他们婚姻美满。
a marriage ends 婚姻结束
Her three marriages all ended in divorce.
她的三次婚姻均以离婚告终。
a marriage breaks down/up (=ends because of disagreements) 婚姻破裂
Liz’s marriage broke up after only eight months.
仅仅八个月后利兹的婚姻就破裂了。
save your marriage (=do things to try to stay together as a married couple) 挽救自己的婚姻
nThey’re going to counseling to try to save their marriage.
npropose marriage formal (=ask someone to marry you)
He plucked up the courage to propose marriage to her.
consummate a marriage formal (=make your marriage complete by having sex) 圆房
nShe claimed that he abused her and never consummated the marriage.
na marriage is annulled formal (=is officially ended by a court or church)
Henry VIII had his first marriage annulled.
phrases
the breakdown/breakup of somebody’s marriage (=the end of it) 某人婚姻的破裂
The breakup of her marriage had a devastating effect on her.
婚姻的破裂对她造成了毁灭性影响。
a proposal of marriage formal (=when someone asks you to marry them) 求婚
She rejected his proposal of marriage.
她拒绝了他的求婚。
be born outside marriage (=be born when your parents are not married) 非婚所生,私生
nFour in ten children are born outside marriage.
sex before/outside marriage 婚前/婚外性行为
nHer religious beliefs prevented sex before marriage.
ask for somebody’s hand in marriage old-fashioned (=ask someone to marry you, or ask their parents for permission to marry) 向某人求婚;请求某人的父母同意婚事
nHe asked my father for my hand in marriage.
nthe sanctity of marriage formal (=marriage seen as something that is very important and must be preserved and respected)
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘marriage life’. Say married life.
不要说 ‘marriage life’。而要说 married life。
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marriage• She said she loved him, they said they loved him, but somehow nobody would fix a date for a marriage.• And entering upon a marriage calls for humandecision.• Over a third of all marriages now end in divorce.• City Hall keeps a record of all the births, deaths and marriages in the county.• Many people still disapprove of sex before marriage.• After a disastrous first marriage to a young soldier, Kylie didn't feel like rushing into another relationship.• My first marriage, to Mandy, went wrong because we married too young.• My folks have had a long and happymarriage.• And she watched from the sidelines as his marriagedissolved and became scandalfodder.• It is remarkable that we have survived 43 years of marriage in such conflict.• We had to bring our marriagecertificate to prove that we are married.• She already has two children from a previousmarriage.• What's the secret of a successfulmarriage?• She imagines that marriage to such a man would offer mental enrichment and the opportunity for good works.• Did the marriage take place in wartime?• The marriage took place without the bride's parents' consent.• The marriage took place at Bethel Lutheran church.• Their marriage ended in divorce in 1995.• Do you think marriage is still important to young people?• One in three marriages ends in divorce.
1state of being married已婚狀態ADJECTIVE | VERB + MARRIAGE | MARRIAGE + VERB | MARRIAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤good, happy, successful美滿的/幸福的/成功的婚姻▸➤broken, disastrous, failed, unhappy破裂的/災難性的/失敗的/不幸的婚姻◇She was the child of a broken marriage.她父母離異。➤first, second, etc.初婚、二婚等▸➤previous以前的婚姻▸➤early, late早婚;晚婚▸➤modern現代婚姻▸➤conventional, traditional傳統婚姻▸➤interfaith, interracial, mixed跨宗教信仰的/跨種族的/異族婚姻▸➤gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex男同性戀/同性戀/女同性戀/同性婚姻▸➤heterosexual, straight異性婚姻▸➤open開放婚姻▸➤common-law事實婚姻▸➤monogamous, polygamous單偶制/多偶制婚姻▸➤morganatic (especially BrE) 貴賤聯姻▸➤loveless無愛的婚姻▸➤childless無子女的婚姻▸➤arranged, forced包辦/強迫婚姻VERB + MARRIAGE➤have結過婚◇He had an unhappy marriage with an older woman.他和一個比他年長的女人有過一次不幸福的婚姻。➤propose求婚▸➤enter into結婚▸➤consummate圓房▸➤annul, dissolve宣告婚姻無效;解除婚姻▸➤save挽救婚姻◇They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake.為了孩子們他們正竭力挽救婚姻。➤legalize, recognize使婚姻合法化;承認婚姻◇Same-sex marriages are recognized in some countries already.同性婚姻在有些國家已經獲得了認可。➤ban, forbid, prohibit禁止婚姻MARRIAGE + VERB➤last婚姻持續▸➤be over, break down, break up, end, fail, fall apart婚姻結束;婚姻破裂◇Their marriage ended in divorce.他們的婚姻以離婚告終。MARRIAGE + NOUN➤vows結婚誓言▸➤plans, proposal婚姻計劃;求婚▸➤partner配偶▸➤relationship婚姻關係▸➤break-up, breakdown, problems婚姻破裂;婚姻問題▸➤counselling/counseling, guidance (BrE) 婚姻咨詢/輔導▸➤counsellor/counselor婚姻顧問▸➤market婚姻市場◇More divorced people have joined the marriage market.已有更多離婚人士進入了婚姻市場。➤bed婚牀;房事PREPOSITION➤by a marriage, from a marriage來自婚姻◇She's his daughter by a previous marriage.她是他前段婚姻所生的女兒。➤by marriage通過婚姻◇They are related by marriage.他們是姻親。➤in a/the marriage在婚姻中◇She was the dominant partner in the marriage.她在婚姻關係中佔主導地位。➤outside marriage在婚姻之外◇sex outside marriage婚外性關係➤within marriage在婚姻內▸➤marriage between⋯之間的婚姻◇the marriage between John and Elizabeth約翰和伊麗莎白的婚姻➤marriage into與⋯的聯姻◇his marriage into a wealthy family他與一個富裕家庭的聯姻➤marriage to, marriage with和⋯的婚姻◇her marriage to Jim她與吉姆的結合PHRASES➤ask for sb's hand in marriage, win sb's hand in marriage (bothold-fashioned) 向某人求婚;向某人求婚成功▸➤the break-up of a marriage, the breakdown of a marriage婚姻的破裂▸➤give sb in marriage (old-fashioned) 把某人嫁出去▸➤the institution of marriage婚姻制度▸➤a marriage of convenience(基於利害關係結合的)權宜婚姻▸➤a proposal of marriage求婚marriage
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2wedding ceremony婚禮ADJECTIVE | VERB + MARRIAGE | MARRIAGE + VERB | MARRIAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤Christian, Jewish, etc.基督教、猶太教等的婚禮▸➤civil世俗婚禮▸➤shotgun (= arranged quickly because the bride is pregnant)(usually shotgun wedding)奉子成婚的婚禮VERB + MARRIAGE➤celebrate舉行婚禮◇The marriage was celebrated in the cathedral.婚禮是在大教堂舉行的。MARRIAGE + VERB➤be held, take place婚禮舉行MARRIAGE + NOUN➤ceremony結婚儀式▸➤certificate, contract, licence/license結婚證書;婚約;結婚證PREPOSITION➤at a/the marriage在婚禮上◇She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson.她想參加孫子的婚禮。➤marriage to與⋯的婚禮◇Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea.沃爾先生及夫人邀請您參加他們的女兒安和托馬斯・利先生的婚禮。
marriage ♦︎ weddingThese are all words for the state of being married or the occasion of getting married.这两个词均表示婚姻、婚礼。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's first, second, etc. marriage / wedding◆a forthcoming marriage / wedding◆a royal marriage / wedding◆to attend / go to / celebrate a marriage / wedding◆a marriage / wedding is held / takes place...◆a marriage / wedding ceremony■marriage [countable, uncountable] the legal relationship between a husband and wife; the state of being married; the ceremony in which two people become married结婚;婚姻;已婚状态;婚礼◆Theirs was a happy marriage.他们的婚姻很幸福。◆He was the child of a broken marriage(= his parents divorced).他的父母离婚了。◆an arranged marriage(= one in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child)一桩包办婚姻◆My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.我的父母即将庆祝结婚30周年。◆Their marriage took place in a local church.他们的婚礼在当地一所教堂里举行。▸marital ˈmærɪtl
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[only before noun] ◆marital breakdown婚姻破裂◆your marital status(= whether you are single, married, divorced, etc.)你的婚姻状况■wedding [countable] a marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it婚礼;结婚庆典◆Have you been invited to their wedding?他们有没有邀请你参加婚礼?◆Today is our wedding anniversary.今天是我们的结婚纪念日。NOTE辨析 Marriage or wedding?In most cases, marriage refers to the state of being married, and wedding refers to the occasion of getting married.在大多数情况下,marriage指婚姻、已婚状态,wedding指婚礼◆The marriage only lasted for two years(= they were married for two years).这段婚姻只维持了两年。◆The wedding took place two years ago(= they got married two years ago).婚礼是在两年前举行的。◆a marriage partner / certificate / licence / break-up配偶;结婚证书/许可证;婚姻破裂◆a wedding dress / present / cake / reception / anniversary婚纱;结婚礼物/蛋糕;婚宴;结婚纪念日In some cases, marriage can also refer to the occasion, but this is less common and more formal than wedding.在有些情况下,marriage亦可指婚礼,但不太常见且较wedding正式◆Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea(= written on a formal invitation).沃尔夫妇恭请您莅临小女安和托马斯•李先生的婚礼。