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。