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Marry Married Husband Wife People Marrying Verb ˈmæri

The word "marry" means to legally become husband and wife with someone, either by getting married oneself or by officiating a wedding ceremony for others. It can also mean arranging a marriage for someone else, like a child.

The word "marry" means to legally become husband and wife with someone, either by getting married oneself or by officiating a wedding ceremony for others. It can also mean arranging a marriage for someone else, like a child.

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[V-RECIP 相互动词]结婚;嫁;娶 When two people get married or marry, they legally become husband and wife in a special ceremony. Get married is less formal and more commonly used than marry .
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  • I thought he would change after we got married...

    我原以为我们结婚后他会改变的。

  • They married a month after they met...

    他们相识一个月后就结婚了。

  • He wants to marry her...

    他想娶她为妻。

  • He got married to wife Beryl when he was 19...

    19岁的时候他同妻子贝丽尔结了婚。

  • I am getting married on Monday...

    我星期一结婚。

  • She ought to marry again, don't you think?

    她应该再婚,难道你不这么认为吗?

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[VERB 动词](牧师或官员)为…主持婚礼 When a priest or official marries two people, he or she conducts the ceremony in which the two people legally become husband and wife.
  [V n]
  • The local vicar has agreed to marry us in the chapel on the estate...

    当地的牧师已经同意在庄园的小教堂里为我们主持婚礼。

  • In July 1957, we were married in New York.

    我们于1957年7月在纽约举行了婚礼。

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[VERB 动词]把…嫁给;为…娶亲 If a parent marries their child to someone, the parent chooses who their child will marry and arranges it.
  [V n to n]
  • He married his three daughters to princes of the ruling house.

    他把三个女儿都嫁给了王室的王子。

相关词组:
marry off

Oxford marry WORD FAMILY marry verb marriage noun married adjective (≠unmarried ) / ˈmæri ; NAmE ˈmæri / verb ( mar·ries , marry·ing , mar·ried , mar·ried ) 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to become the husband or wife of sb; to get married to sb (和某人)结婚;嫁;娶 marry(sb) She married a German. 她嫁给了一个德国人。 He never married. 他终身未娶。 I guess I'm not the marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married). 我觉得我不是那种想结婚的人。 + adj. They married young. 他们很年轻时就结了婚。 HELP  It is more common to say: They're getting marriednext month than: They're marryingnext month. *They're getting married next month 比 They're marrying next month 更为常见。 collocationsat
marriage
2 [transitive ] marrysb to perform a ceremony in which a man and woman become husband and wife 为…主持婚礼 They were married by the local priest. 当地牧师为他们主持了婚礼。 3 [transitive ] marrysb (to sb) to find a husband or wife for sb, especially your daughter or son 把…嫁给;为…娶亲 4 [transitive ] marrysth and/to/with sth ( formal) to combine two different things, ideas, etc. successfully (使不同的事物、观点等)相结合,结合在一起 SYN
unite
The music business marries art and commerce. 音乐行当将艺术和商业结合在一起。
IDIOMS marry in ˈhaste (, repent at ˈleisure) ( saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, may discover later that they have made a mistake 草草结婚后悔多 marry ˈmoney to marry a rich person 和富人结婚 PHRASAL VERBS ˌmarry ˈinto sth to become part of a family or group because you have married sb who belongs to it 因结婚而成为(家庭或团体的)成员 She married into the aristocracy. 她因为婚姻关系而跻身贵族。 ˌmarry sb↔ˈoff (to sb) ( disapproving) to find a husband or wife for sb, especially your daughter or son 把…嫁给;为…娶亲 ˌmarry sth↔ˈup (with sth) to combine two things, people or parts of sth successfully (将两个事物、人或部份)结合,匹配 marry marries married marrying
marry / ˈmæri ; NAmE ˈmæri /
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marrymar‧ry /ˈmæri/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense and past participle married, present participle marrying, third person singular marries)
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1[intransitive, transitive] if you marry someone, you become their husband or wifemarried:  He married Bea in 1925. I’m going to ask her to marry me on St Valentine’s Day. She married young (=at a young age). People in higher social classes are more likely to marry late (=when they are older than is usual). Sophia had, in a sense, married beneath her (=married someone of a lower social class than her).RegisterIn everyday English, rather than saying that two people marry, people usually say that they get married.· My parents got married in 1986.GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsMarry is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object: · Their parents did not want them to marry. In this sentence, marry is intransitive and does not have an object.You can also say: · His parents did not want them to marry each other.· His parents did not want him to marry her. In these sentences, marry is transitive.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS2[transitive] to perform the ceremony at which two people get married:  The priest who married us was really nice.3[transitive] to find a husband or wife for one of your childrenmarry somebody to somebody She was determined to marry all of her daughters to rich men.4[transitive] (also marry up) formal to combine two different ideas, designs, tastes etc togethermarry something with/to something The building’s design marries a traditional style with modern materials.marry something and something He writes fiction that marries up realism and the supernatural.5not the marrying kind not the type of person who wants to get married:  I’m just not the marrying kind.marry into something phrasal verb to join a family or social group by marrying someone who belongs to it:  She married into a very wealthy family.marry somebody ↔ off phrasal verb to find a husband or wife for someone – used to show disapprovalmarry off to They married her off to the first young man who came along.
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marry

[ˈmæri]married, marrying, marries

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married[172952] marries[2621] marrying[13328]
嫁(42%),结婚(38%),娶(17%),结合(3%)
vt.嫁;娶;与……结婚
vi.结婚
n.(Marry)人名;(阿拉伯)马雷;(法)马里

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