(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
- join in marriage结婚; 和…结婚; 为…证婚:
I was married in church
我是在教堂结的婚
the priest who married us
给我们主持婚礼的牧师
my sister got married to a Welshman.
我妹妹嫁给了一个威尔士人。
1.1
- take (someone) as one's wife or husband in marriage嫁; 娶:
Eric asked me to marry him.
埃里克要我嫁给他。
1.2
- no obj. enter into marriage结婚:
they had no plans to marry.
他们没有结婚的打算。
1.3
- no obj.
marry into
become a member of (a family) by marriage(通过婚姻)成为家中一员。
1.4
- (of a parent or guardian) give (a son or daughter) in marriage, especially for reasons of expediency(尤指为私利)把…嫁出; 为…娶亲:
her parents married her to a wealthy landowner.
她的父母将她嫁给了一个富有的地主。
2
- cause to meet or fit together; combine使相配合; 结合:
the two halves are trimmed and married up
这两个一半经过修整结合起来
the show marries poetry with art.
演出把诗歌同艺术结合起来。
2.1
- no obj. meet or blend with something适合…要求; 混合:
most Chardonnays don't marry well with salmon.
大多数夏敦埃酒并不太适合吃三文鱼时饮用。
2.2
- Nautical splice (rope ends) together without increasing their girth【航海】拼接缆绳。
短语
marry in haste, repent at leisure
- proverb those who rush impetuously into marriage may spend a long time regretting doing so〈谚〉草率结婚, 后悔终生。
marry money
- informal marry a rich person〈非正式〉同有钱人结婚。
词源
Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally 'married', (as a noun) 'husband'.
- archaic expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion〈古〉[表示惊讶、愤怒或强调]哎呀, 真是。
词源
late Middle English: variant of MARY1.