plural marriages
plural marriages
Learner's definition of MARRIAGE
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a : the relationship that exists between a husband and a wife婚姻；结婚 [count]
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It was his second marriage.那是他的第二次婚姻。
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They have a very happy marriage.他们婚姻美满。
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Her first two marriages ended in divorce.她的前两次婚姻以离婚告终。
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She has old-fashioned ideas about marriage.她的婚姻观念过时了。
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the institution of marriage婚姻制度
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He proposed marriage to his girlfriend. [=asked his girlfriend to marry him]他向女友求婚。
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couples living together before marriage婚前同居的情侣
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They were joined in marriage [=they were married] last year.他们去年结婚了。
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They are related by marriage. [=they are related because one of them is married to a family member of the other]他们有姻亲关系。
— see also arranged marriage, civil marriage, marriage of convenience, mixed marriage b : a similar relationship between people of the same sex（同性别之间的）婚姻关系 [count]
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[count] : a ceremony in which two people are married to each other婚礼；结婚仪式 3
[singular] : a close union of or between two things紧密结合 -
a marriage of sweet and spicy flavors甜味和辣味的结合
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a marriage of science and art科学和艺术的紧密结合
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a marriage between form and function形式和功能的密切结合