marry

verb

/ˈmæri/

Word Family

marry verb
marriage noun
married adjective (≠ unmarried)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they marry	/ˈmæri/ /ˈmæri/
he / she / it marries	/ˈmæriz/ /ˈmæriz/
past simple married	/ˈmærid/ /ˈmærid/
past participle married	/ˈmærid/ /ˈmærid/
-ing form marrying	/ˈmæriɪŋ/ /ˈmæriɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive, intransitive] to become the husband or wife of somebody; to get married to somebody（和某人）结婚；嫁；娶
- marry (somebody) She married a German.她嫁给了一个德国人。
- He was 36 when he married Viv.他36岁时娶了薇夫。
- I don't want to marry Robert.我不想和罗伯特结婚。
- We got married in a small village church.我们在一个小乡村教堂结婚了。
- Dali and Gala were married in a civil ceremony in Paris.达利和加拉在巴黎举行了世俗婚礼。
- He never married.他终身未娶。
- I guess I'm not the marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married).我觉得我不是那种想结婚的人。
- + adj. They married young.他们很年轻时就结了婚。
It is more common to say They're getting married next month. than They're marrying next month.
Collocations Marriage and divorce
Marriage and divorce结婚和离婚Romance恋爱
- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人）
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情
- be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚
- have/go on a (blind) date有个／去约会／相亲
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings婚礼
- get/be engaged/married/divorced订婚；结婚；离婚
- arrange/plan a wedding安排婚礼
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福
- have/enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce分居和离婚
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠
- have an affair (with somebody)（和某人）有暧昧关系
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚
- annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费
Culture weddingsweddings婚礼A wedding is the occasion when people get married. Marriage is the state of being married, though the word can also mean the wedding ceremony. In England, Wales and Scotland, and in all 50 states of the US, it is legal for couples of the same sex to marry.Before getting married a couple usually get engaged. In a male-female relationship, it is traditional for the man to propose (= ask his girlfriend to marry him) (sometimes called popping the question) and, if she accepts, give his new fiancée an engagement ring, which she wears on the third finger of her left hand. Today many couples decide together to get married.The couple then set a date and decide who will perform the marriage ceremony and where it will be held. In the US judges and religious leaders can perform weddings. The ceremony can take place anywhere and couples often choose somewhere that is special to them. Religious weddings are often held in a church or chapel, although many churches do not conduct same-sex weddings. In Britain many couples choose to be married in church, even if they are not religious. Others will have a civil ceremony conducted by a registrar at a registry office or at one of the many hotels and historic buildings which are licensed for weddings.In the past, it was traditional for the family of the bride (= the woman who is to be married) to pay for the wedding, but today the couple usually pay all or part of the cost. Many people choose a traditional wedding with a hundred or more guests. Before the wedding, the couple send out printed invitations and guests either buy a gift for them, contribute to the couple's honeymoon (= a holiday taken after the wedding) or make a donation to a charity chosen by the couple. Couples often make a list of items that they would like at a large store. Guests can look at the list online and buy a present. In Britain couples sometimes send a wedding list to guests to help them to choose a suitable present.Before a wedding can take place in a church it must be announced there on three occasions. This is called the reading of the banns. Some religious groups refuse to allow a couple to marry in church if either of them has been divorced, or if they are a same-sex couple, but they may agree to bless the marriage after a civil ceremony.Before the wedding the couple often go to separate parties given for them by friends. At the bridegroom's stag party, called in the US a bachelor party, guests drink alcohol and joke about how the groom is going to lose his freedom. For brides there is a hen party, called in the US a bachelorette party. Sometimes these parties take the form of a weekend trip to a foreign city.At a traditional wedding the groom's closest male friend acts as the best man and stands next to him during the ceremony. Other friends act as ushers and show guests where to sit. The bride's closest woman friend is chief bridesmaid (NAmE maid of honour), or matron of honour if she is married, and other friends are bridesmaids. Children are bridesmaids if they are girls or pages if they are boys.Many women choose to have a white wedding, and wear a long white wedding dress, sometimes with a veil (= a piece of thin material) covering the face. According to tradition, the bride's wedding clothes should include 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue', to bring luck. The bridesmaids wear matching dresses and, like the bride, carry bouquets of flowers. The bridegroom, the best man and other men may wear morning dress (= a long-tailed jacket, dark trousers and a top hat) or, in the US, a tuxedo (= a black suit with a white shirt). Women guests wear smart clothes and often hats.The bride arrives with her father who will give her away to her husband. The couple exchange vows (= promise to stay together and support each other). They also exchange wedding rings, placing them on the third finger of the left hand. They sign the register (= the official record of marriages) and as they leave the church guests throw rice or confetti (= small pieces of coloured paper) over them.The ‘happy couple’ and their guests then go to the wedding reception at a hotel or the place where the ceremony took place if it was not a church or registry office. There are often speeches by the best man, the bride's father and the bridegroom. The couple together cut a wedding cake, which usually has several tiers (= layers), and may be covered with white icing (NAmE frosting), perhaps with figures of the couple on the top one. Before the newly-weds leave for their honeymoon (= a holiday to celebrate their marriage) the bride throws her bouquet in the air: there is a belief that the woman who catches it will soon be married herself. It was a tradition for the car the couple left in to have been decorated by their friends with the words ‘just married’ and with old tin cans or shoes tied to the back, although this is less common now.In practice, many weddings do not follow the traditional procedures described above. Same-sex couples in particular may be more likely to break with traditions such as walking down the aisle, having a best man or arranging separate parties with their friends before the wedding.
Extra Examples
- He asked me to marry him but I said no.他求我嫁给他，但我拒绝了。
- He married her for love, not for money.他娶她是因为爱，而不是因为钱。
- He promised to marry her when he returned.他许诺等他回来就跟她结婚。
- This was the woman he chose to marry.这就是他选择的要与之结婚的女人。
- The couple plan to marry next year.这对夫妇计划明年结婚。
- He believes same-sex couples should be able to marry.他认为同性恋情侣应该可以结婚。
- Matt told me he was going to marry again.马特告诉我他又要结婚了。
- People are marrying later these days.如今人们结婚晚了。
- To keep his wealthy lifestyle, he had to marry well.他要想维持富裕的生活，必须娶得好才行。
- Jim settled in Wales, where he married and raised a family.吉姆在威尔士定居，在那里他结婚并组建了一个家庭。
Topics Religion and festivalsa2, Life stagesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- well
verb + marry
- hope to
- want to
- agree to
- …
preposition
- for
- into
phrases
- get married
- marry late
- marry young
- …
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[transitive] marry somebody to perform a ceremony in which two people get married为…主持婚礼
- They were married by the local priest.当地牧师为他们主持了婚礼。
[transitive] marry somebody (to somebody) to find a husband or wife for somebody, especially your daughter or son把…嫁给；为…娶亲
[transitive] (formal) to combine two different things, ideas, etc. successfully（使不同的事物、观点等）相结合，结合在一起 synonym unite
- marry A and B The music business marries art and commerce.音乐行业将艺术和商业结合在一起。
- marry A with/to B The focus for business should be how to marry economic efficiency with social justice.商业的焦点应该是如何将经济效率与社会公正结合起来。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.

Idioms

marry in haste (, repent at leisure)

(saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, may discover later that they have made a mistake草草结婚后悔多

marry money

to marry a rich person和富人结婚

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