1 [C,U] the state of being husband and wife 婚姻:
They are getting divorced after five years of marriage.结婚五年后,他们正在办离婚。a happy marriage美满的婚姻
2 [C] a wedding ceremony 结婚仪式;婚礼:
The marriage took place at a registry office in Birmingham.婚礼在伯明翰的一所注册处举行。☞ Look at the note at wedding. 参看wedding的注释。 ☞verb get married (to sb) or marry (sb) 动词为get married (to sb) 或 marry (sb)
marriage/ˋmærIdʒ; ˈmærIdʒ/n 1 [C,U] a relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married 婚姻﹔结婚: They have a very happy marriage . 他们的婚姻十分美满。+to his marriage to Marilyn Monroe 他和玛丽莲∙梦露的婚姻COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配happy marriage 幸福的婚姻unhappy/troubled/failed/loveless marriage 不幸福/坎坷/失败/无爱的婚姻marriage breaks down – a marriage ends because of problems and disagreement 婚姻破裂breakdown/breakup of your/sb's marriage – the end of a marriage 你/某人的婚姻的破裂your/sb's marriage ends in divorce 你/某人的婚姻以离婚告终proposal of marriage – when someone asks you to marry them 求婚mixed marriage – a marriage between people of different races 异族通婚arranged marriage – when your parents choose the person you marry 包办婚姻2 [C] a wedding ceremony 婚礼: The marriage took place at St John's Church. 婚礼在圣约翰教堂举行。
marriagemarriagemarriagesnoun1the time when two people are together as husband and wife: They had a long and happy marriage.2the time when a man and woman become husband and wifesame meaningwedding: The marriage will take place in church.