betroth[bi'trəuð]

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  • 把(女儿)许配给(to):

    to betroth a daughter

    把女儿许配给

    Her parents betrothed her to the boy of the neighboring village.

    她父母在她年幼时就把她许配给邻村的一个小男孩。

  • [常用被动语态]同…订婚 (to)；使订婚：

    The young couple was betrothed with the approval of both families.

    这对年轻的情侣在双方家庭的同意下订了婚。

  • [古语](男子)答应娶…为妻，向…盟誓约婚，允婚：

    The young man betrothed the neighboring maiden.

    这名男青年答应娶邻居的少女为妻。