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marriage
mar·riage / 5mArIdV ; 5mArIdV /noun
1. C,Uthe relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married婚姻; 已婚状态
happy / unhappy marriage美满的/不美满的婚姻
mixed marriage ( = between people of different races or religions )异族(异教)通婚
arranged marriage ( = your parents choose the person who you marry )包办婚姻
loveless marriage无爱的婚姻
a marriage breaks down ( = it ends because of disagreements )婚姻破裂
the breakdown / break-up of your marriage ( = the end of your marriage )婚姻的破裂
sex before marriage / outside marriage婚前/婚外性行为
be born outside marriage ( = be born when your parents are not married )非婚所生,私生
propose marriage formal ( = ask someone to marry you )求婚
consummate a marriage ( = make your marriage complete by having sex )圆房,〔经过同房而〕完婚
annul a marriage formal ( = a court or church leader officially ends a marriage )〔法庭或教堂宣布〕解除婚姻
She has three daughters from a previous marriage.她前一次婚姻生了三个女儿。
One in three marriages ends in divorce.有三分之一的婚姻以离婚而告终。
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his marriage to Marilyn Monroe他和玛丽莲·梦露的婚姻
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In Denmark they have legalized marriage between gay couples.丹麦已经将同性恋婚姻合法化。
They have a very happy marriage .他们的婚姻非常美满。
children of mixed marriages 异族通婚所生的孩子
Women were often forced into arranged marriages .妇女经常被迫接受包办婚姻。
She felt trapped in a loveless marriage .她发现自己身陷在无爱的婚姻里。
She moved to London after the break-up of her marriage .婚姻破裂后她搬到了伦敦。
My parents disapprove of sex before marriage .我父母不赞成婚前性行为。
More than half of all births in the region are outside marriage .这个地区出生的孩子中有一半以上都是非婚所生。
2. Cthe ceremony in which two people get married结婚仪式,婚礼;SYNwedding
The marriage took place at St Bartholomew's church.婚礼是在圣巴塞洛缪教堂举行的。
3. by marriage if 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:
her cousin by marriage她的姻亲表兄

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