marriage

noun

1. 结婚；婚姻
   the legal relationship between a husband and wife
   1. a happy/unhappy marriage
      幸福的 / 不愉快的婚姻
   2. All of her children's marriages ended in divorce.
      她的孩子们最终都离了婚。
   3. an arranged marriage (= one in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child)
      一桩包办的婚姻
   4. She has two children by a previous marriage.
      她和前夫有两个孩子。
2. 婚姻生活；已婚状态
   the state of being married
   1. They don't believe in marriage.
      他们不相信婚姻。
   2. My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
      我的父母亲即将庆祝结婚30周年。
3. 婚礼
   the ceremony in which two people become husband and wife
   1. Their marriage took place in a local church.
      他们的婚礼是在当地一所教堂里举行的。

1. N-COUNT 婚姻
   A marriage is the relationship between a husband and wife.
   1. In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise...
      美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方会共同努力去解决出现的任何问题。
   2. When I was 35 my marriage broke up...
      35岁时我的婚姻破裂了。
   3. His son by his second marriage lives in Paris.
      他二婚生的儿子住在巴黎。
2. N-VAR 结婚;婚礼
   A marriage is the act of marrying someone, or the ceremony at which this is done.
   1. I opposed her marriage to Darryl.
      我反对她嫁给达里尔。
3. N-UNCOUNT 婚姻生活;已婚状态
   Marriage is the state of being married.
   1. Marriage might not suit you...
      婚姻也许并不适合你。
   2. In twenty years of marriage he has only taken two proper vacations.
      结婚二十年里，他只像样地度过两次假。
4. See also: arranged marriage

Do not confuse marriage and wedding. A wedding is a ceremony in which a man and woman get married. It usually includes a meal or other celebration that takes place after the ceremony itself. It wasn't a formal wedding. This ceremony can also be called a marriage. ...the day of my marriage. Marriage can also be used to refer to the relationship between a husband and wife. It has been a happy marriage.
不要混淆 marriage 与 wedding。wedding 指婚礼，通常包括婚宴或结婚仪式后的其他庆祝活动。例如：It wasn't a formal wedding (那不是正式的婚礼)。这种仪式也可称为 marriage，例如：the day of my marriage (我结婚那天)。marriage 也可指婚姻生活：It has been a happy marriage (那是桩幸福美满的婚姻)。

1. He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.
   他导致了他们的婚姻破裂，因此想作出补偿。
2. The marriage was annulled last month.
   上个月这桩婚姻被宣告无效。
3. The story that she was trapped in a loveless marriage became common currency.
   她陷入了一场没有爱情的婚姻，这是众所周知的了。
4. I knew she had some fundamental problems in her marriage because she had confided in me a year earlier
   我知道她的婚姻存在一些根本性的问题，早在一年前她就向我倾诉过。
5. I can't stand the confines of this marriage.
   我受不了这段婚姻的限制。
6. She brought her husband in for marriage counseling.
   她带丈夫来进行婚姻咨询。
7. My mother had consequently made her own shrewd deductions about what was going on in my marriage.
   我母亲已据此对我的婚姻状况作出了她自己精明的推断。
8. George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin
   乔治逃脱了和他表亲的包办婚姻。
9. Marriage seems to be going out of fashion.
   婚姻似乎快要过时了。
10. We have a very happy marriage.
    我们的婚姻非常幸福。
11. I believe in the institution of marriage.
    我相信婚姻制度。
12. Many people have an irresponsible attitude towards marriage and relationships.
    很多人对婚姻与两性关系持一种不负责任的态度。
13. The marriage had lasted for less than two years
    这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
14. In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise
    美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方会共同努力去解决出现的任何问题。
15. His son by his second marriage lives in Paris.
    他二婚生的儿子住在巴黎。
16. I opposed her marriage to Darryl.
    我反对她嫁给达里尔。
17. Marriage might not suit you
    婚姻也许并不适合你。
18. In twenty years of marriage he has only taken two proper vacations.
    结婚二十年里，他只像样地度过两次假。
19. Marriage had not mellowed him.
    婚姻并没有让他成熟起来。
20. She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage
    她和她丈夫一起去度假了，以期弥合他们婚姻的裂隙。
21. She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage
    她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。
22. After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.
    经过3个周末的追求之后，帕梅拉接受了伦道夫的求婚。
23. This led the therapist to question Jim about his parents and their marriage
    这让治疗专家问起了吉姆有关他父母及他们婚姻的情况。
24. There's no record of any marriage or children
    没有任何有关婚姻或子女的记载。
25. I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up
    朱莉的婚姻濒临破裂，我为此感到难过。
26. I mean, it's a relationship, the same as a marriage is a relationship
    我的意思是它是一种人际关系，就如同婚姻也是一种人际关系一样。
27. I don't regret stepping out of the security of marriage.
    我并不后悔放弃了婚姻所带来的安全感。
28. She is survived by two daughters from her first marriage.
    她身后留下了头婚时生的两个女儿。
29. Their marriage has broken up.
    他们的婚姻关系破裂了。

  wedding marriage wedlock【导航词义：结婚】

  wedding n. 结婚庆典，婚礼

〔辨析〕普通用词，指结婚的仪式以及相关的婚庆活动，尤指包含宗教仪式的婚礼。

  marriage n. 婚姻；婚礼

〔辨析〕主要指婚姻关系及已婚状态，也可指结婚仪式。

  wedlock n. 〈旧〉已婚状态

〔辨析〕强调已经结婚的状态。

n.

by marriage

• 通过姻亲关系
  when sb is related to you by marriage , they are married to sb in your family, or you are married to sb in their family

sb's hand (in marriage)

• 答应求婚（尤指女方）
  permission to marry sb, especially a woman
  1. He asked the general for his daughter's hand in marriage.
     他请求将军把女儿许配给他。

noun

1. the act of marrying
   1. their marriage was conducted in the chapel

   Synonym:    weddingmarriage ceremony

2. two people who are married to each other
   1. his second marriage was happier than the first
   2. a married couple without love

   Synonym:    married coupleman and wife

3. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
   1. a long and happy marriage
   2. God bless this union

   Synonym:    matrimonyunionspousal relationshipwedlock

4. a close and intimate union
   1. the marriage of music and dance
   2. a marriage of ideas