/'mærɪ; `mærɪ/
v (pt, pp married)
1 [I, Tn] take (sb) as a husband or wife 与（某人）结婚; 嫁或娶（某人）
*They married (when they were) young. 他们年轻轻就结了婚.
* She didn't marry until she was over fifty. 她直到五十多岁才结婚.
* He married again six months after the divorce. 他离婚後半年就又结婚了.
* Jane is going to marry John. 简就要嫁给约翰了.
2 [Tn] (of a clergyman or civil official, etc) join (a couple) in marriage at a ceremony （指牧师或官员等）为（双方）主持婚礼
*Which priest is going to marry them? 哪位牧师来为他们主持婚礼?
* They were married by her (ie the bride's) father, who's a bishop. 新娘的父亲是主教, 为他们主持了婚礼.
3 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) with sth (fig 比喻) combine (sth) successfully with sth else 使（某事物）与另事物结合
*training that marries well with the needs of the job 密切结合工作需要的训练
* She marries wit and/with scholarship in her writing. 她的写作中融合了智慧和学识.
4 (idm 习语) ,marry in `haste, re,pent at `leisure (saying 谚) if one gets married too hurriedly one may regret it for a long time 结婚匆匆, 後悔无穷. marry money (infml 口) marry a rich person 和有钱人结婚.
6 (phr v) marry into sth become a part of (a family, etc) by marrying 因结婚而成为（某家庭等）的成员
*He married into the French aristocracy. 他因婚姻关系跻身于法国贵族. marry sb off get rid of (a daughter) by finding a husband for her 将（女儿）嫁出. marry up (infml 口) (of parts) join up or assemble correctly; match3 （指若干部分）配合, 匹配, 结合
*The two halves of the structure didn't marry up. 该结构的两部分未配合好.
* (fig 比喻) The two versions of the story don't quite marry up. 那件事的两种说法不大一致.

v past tense and past participlemarriedpresent participlemarryingthird person singularmarries
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French;Origin: marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus 'husband']
[I and T]
if you marry someone, you become their husband or wife
→married
　He married Bea in 1925.
　I'm going to ask her to marry me on St Valentine's Day.
　She married young (=at a young age) , and was divorced when her children were tiny.
　People in higher social classes are more likely to marry late (=when they are older than is usual) .
　Sophia had, in a sense, married beneath her (=married someone of a lower social class than her) .
[T]
to perform the ceremony at which two people get married
　The priest who married us was really nice.
[T]
to find a husband or wife for one of your children
marry sb to sb
　She was determined to marry all of her daughters to rich men.
alsomarry up [T]formal
to combine two different ideas, designs, tastes etc together
marry sth with/to sth
　The building's design marries a traditional style with modern materials.
marry sth and sth
　He writes fiction that marries up realism and the supernatural.
not the marrying kind
not the type of person who wants to get married
　I'm just not the marrying kind.
marry into [marry into sth] phr v
to join a family or social group by marrying someone who belongs to it
　She married into a very wealthy family.
marry off [marry sb⇔off] phr v
to find a husband or wife for someone - used in order to show disapproval
marry somebody⇔off to
　They married her off to the first young man who came along.

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HINT sense 1
In spoken English, get married is more common than marry .
WORD FOCUS: marry
wedding the ceremony at which people get married
bride the woman who is getting married
bridegroom/groom the man who is getting married
the best man a friend of the groom, who helps him and gives a speech
bridesmaid a woman or girl who helps the bride
matron of honour(BrE)honor(AmE) a married woman who helps the bride on her wedding day
reception the meal after the wedding
honeymoon the holiday that people go on after they get married
hen night(BrE)bridal shower(AmE) a party before the wedding for the bride
stag night(BrE)bachelor party(AmE) a party before the wedding for the groom
propose to ask someone to marry you
get engaged to formally agree to marry each other
See also: engagement, divorce

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