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mar.riageH5mAr7IJ, $5mer-na legally accepted relationship between a woman and a man in which they live as husband and wife, or the official ceremony which results in this婚姻，婚礼Sally's parents have had a long and happy marriage. [C]萨莉的父母有一段长久而美满的婚姻。Almost one in ten divorces occur within the first two years of marriage. [U]几乎1/10的离异都发生于结婚的前两年。She went to live abroad after the break-up of her marriage/after her marriage broke up. [C]她婚姻破裂后便移居海外。She has two daughters by her first marriage. [C]她第一次的婚姻中有两个女儿。The couple had had an arranged marriage (= they had not chosen their husband/wife themselves).这对夫妻是包办婚姻。Their marriage (= marriage ceremony) took place in a church/registry office. [C]他们在教堂/注册所举行了婚礼。I can't find my marriage certificate (= document that shows two people are legally married).我找不到结婚证了。(fig.) The marriage of the two charities has not resulted in the benefits that had been predicted.两个慈善团体的合并并未产生预期的好处。(esp. humorous) If two people have a marriage made in heaven, they are very well suited to each other and their marriage is likely to be very happy and successful.天赐良缘（非常匹配）(Br) A marriage bureau (Am, Br also dating agency) is an organization which people who want to get married belong to so that they can be introduced to each other.婚姻介绍所A marriage of convenience is a marriage in which the partners have married, not because they love each other, but in order to obtain some benefit, such as the right to live in the other partner's country.权宜婚姻，（如为取得对方所在国的居住权而产生的）交易婚姻His marriage of convenience to an American he hardly knew enabled him to get the green card which allows foreigners to work in the US.他与一个陌生美国人做了一次婚姻交易，从而取得了准许外国人在美工作的绿卡。(fig.) They never liked each other and their business partnership was only a marriage of convenience.他们从未互相喜欢，商业合作也只是权宜之计。(Br and Aus) Marriage guidance/(Am and Aus also) Marriage counseling is advice that is given by a trained person to people who are trying to find solutions to problems with their marriage.婚姻咨询If we hadn't gone to see the marriage guidance counsellor we'd probably have got divorced.如果没有去婚姻咨询，我们可能已经离婚了。 [MARITAL, MARRY]
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