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| 1 | T if someone marries someone else , they become the husband or wife of that person 和…结婚；娶；嫁给 |
| The day I married Sarah was the happiest day of my life. 我娶萨拉那天是我一生中最快乐的一天。 |
| | 1a | I if someone marries, they become the husband or wife of someone 结婚 | | When two people marry, they enter into a contract with each other. 当两个人结婚时，他们便达成一种契约关系。 | |
| | 1b | T to perform the ceremony in which two people become husband and wife 为…主持婚礼 | | The priest will only marry you if you are members of the church. 如果你们是教会的成员，牧师才会为你们主持婚礼。 | |
| | 1c | T to persuade or force someone to become the husband or wife of someone else 使成婚；使嫁给；使娶 | | marry sb to sb They were hoping to marry her to a doctor. 他们希望把她嫁给一个医生。 | |
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| 2 | T formal to combine one thing with another 使结合在一起 |
| marry sth with sth They’ ve devised a menu that marries traditional ingredients with modern tastes. 他们设计出了一份把传统成份和现代口味相结合的菜谱。 |
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| - | ˈmarry into |
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| | marry into sth: to become a member of a family , religion , social group etc by becoming the husband or wife of someone who already belongs to it 通过婚姻进入；嫁入 | Their seven daughters all married into prominent local families. 他们的7个女儿全都嫁入了当地的名门望族。 | |
| - | ˌmarry ˈoff |
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| | to find a husband or wife for someone 为（某人）寻得配偶 | marry sb off to sb They tried to marry their daughter off to a wealthy businessman. 他们试图把自己的女儿嫁给一个富商。 | |
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