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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- marriage
['mærɪʤ]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(relationship，institution) 婚姻
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2.
noun
[c]
(wedding) 婚礼
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marriage of convenience
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权宜婚姻
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- marriage
[ˈmærɪʤ]
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1.
n.[c]
婚姻，婚后生活
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Diana's parents had an unhappy marriage.
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戴安娜的父母有一段不愉快的婚姻。
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2.
n.[c]
夫妻，夫妇
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His second marriage was happier than the first.
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他的第二次婚姻比第一次婚姻幸福。
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3.
n.[c/u]
结婚，婚礼
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Their marriage was not like anyone else's.
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他们的婚礼与众不同。
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Their marriage was conducted in the chapel.
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他们的婚礼在礼拜堂举行。
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4.
n.[c]
紧密结合
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Sweet crab with spicy sauce is a neat marriage of complex flavours.
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辣酱甜蟹汇集了多种口味于一体。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- marriage
['mærɪʤ]
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1.
n
the state or relationship of being husband and wife
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2.
n
the legal union or contract made by a man and woman to live as husband and wife
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3.
n
(as modifier)
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marriage licence
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marriage certificate
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4.
n
the religious or legal ceremony formalizing this union; wedding
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5.
n
a close or intimate union, relationship, etc
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a marriage of ideas
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6.
n
(in certain card games, such as bezique, pinochle) the king and queen of the same suit
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French; see marry1, -age
Examples
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marriage without benefit of clergy
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未在教堂举行婚礼的婚姻
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to give a daughter in marriage
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把女儿嫁出
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join people in marriage
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使联姻
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ripe for marriage
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作好结婚准备
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marriage rites
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婚礼
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a runaway marriage
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私奔结婚
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