1. vt. & vi.（使）结婚，娶，嫁　 take as a husband or wife; (cause to) take in marriage
2. vt.为…主持婚礼　 perform the ceremony of marriage for (two people)
3. vt. & vi.结合　 combine

　～ a duke　嫁给一个公爵
　～ a fortune　和有钱人结婚
　～ a Frenchman　和一个法国人结了婚
　～ a girl from school　和一个刚从学校毕业的女子结婚
　～ a girl out of a restaurant　与饭馆中的女子结婚
　～ a heiress　娶一个女继承人
　～ a man　嫁给一个男人，同一个男人结婚
　～ again　再婚
　～ early　早婚
　～ late　晚婚
　～ well　结成良缘
　～ congenially　天生一对
　～ dubiously　婚事未定，暧昧结合
　～ eventually　终于结婚
　～ happily　婚姻幸福
　～ hastily　匆匆结婚
　～ honorably　光荣地出嫁
　～ impetuously　冲动地结合
　～ imprudently　鲁莽成婚，轻率结合
　～ recklessly　鲁莽地成婚
　～ secretly　秘密地结婚
　～ spitefully　恶意成婚
　～ subsequently　随后出嫁，后来成婚
　～ in　通过婚姻而成为某家庭中的一员
　～ off　嫁出，让…结婚
　～ sb off to a teacher　把…嫁给一个教师
　～ out　和本民族、本集团以外的人结婚
　～ up　结婚，结合，配合
　～ above oneself　和比自己身份高的人结婚
　～ against one's will　违背意愿而去结婚
　～ among　在…内部通婚
　～ below oneself　和比…身份低的人结婚
　～ beneath　和比…身份低的人结婚
　～ sb for love　因爱情而同…结婚
　～ into　结婚后成为…家中的一员
　～ into a rich family　嫁给富人家
　～ on　靠…而结婚
　～ art to practicality　使艺术和实用性结合起来
　～ sb to　把某人嫁给
　～ with the left hand　和身份低微的人结婚
　～ without...　未得到…就结婚

　They are in love with each other and wish to marry.　他们相互热恋，希望能够结婚。
　She married again six months after the death of her first husband.　她第一个丈夫死后6个月又结了婚。
　She married well and happily and was a devoted mother and wife.　她婚姻美满幸福，是位尽职的母亲和忠实的妻子。
　Marry in haste and repent at leisure.　草率成婚后悔多。
　Harry didn't marry until he was over fifty.　哈利过了50岁才结婚。
　She married to get away from her stepmother.　她为脱离她的继母而结了婚。
　Her father and mother married young.　她的父母结婚时年纪很轻。
　She married late in life.　她很晚才结婚。
　You wouldn't marry a man such as he, would you?　你不会和那样的男人结婚，是吧?
　She married a French man.　她嫁给了一个法国人。
　Mary said she wanted to marry a millionaire.　玛丽说她想嫁给一个百万富翁。
　I'm glad Hubert married a girl of cheery personality.　我很高兴休伯特娶了一个性格活泼的姑娘。
　Byron has married an heiress.　拜伦娶了个有遗产的女人。
　She married a foreigner for mere lucre.　她仅仅为钱财而嫁给了一个外国人。
　He married a girl for her pretty face.　他因姑娘漂亮而娶了她。
　She married him for love.　她和他恋爱结婚。
　He had married her principally for the sake of her father's property.　他所以要娶她，主要是为了她父亲的财产。
　One of their daughters married a lot of money.　他们的一个女儿出嫁后得到一大笔财产。
　I married Canada twenty years ago. 　20年前我出嫁来到了加拿大。
　The priest married the couple.　牧师为那对新人主持婚礼。
　The old engineer married the young man and the young girl.　老工程师主持了这对青年男女的婚礼。
　What is the name of the priest who married you?　为你们主持婚礼的牧师名叫什么?
　You'll have to go and ask the vicar if he'll marry you in church.　你得去问一问牧师看是否愿意为你在教堂内证婚。
　This poem marries theme and style well.　这首诗的主题和风格结合得很好。
　Common interests married the two countries.　这两个国家因利害相同而密切地联合在一起。
　He got married last week.　他上星期结婚了。
　They have just got married.　他们刚结了婚。
　My parents got married in 1950. They have been married for over forty years.　我父母于1950年结婚，他们已结婚40多年了。
　Are you married or single?　你是已婚还是单身?
　They are married.　他们已结婚了。
　Mr. Brown and Miss Wilson were married this morning by a priest.　一位牧师今天上午为布朗先生和威尔逊小姐主持了婚礼。
　The third chapter described their married life.　第三章描写他们的婚后生活。

 ♣ marry above　(v.+prep.)
　同地位高的人结婚　marry oneself of a higher social level
　The actress married above herself when a lord fell in love with her after seeing her performance at the theatre.　一位爵士在剧院看了这位女演员的演出后爱上了她，这样她就攀上高枝了。
　No good can come of your marrying above your station!　攀高枝对你绝无好处！
 ♣ marry against　(v.+prep.)
　违背…结婚　take in marriage against (one's will)
　She married against her relatives' wishes.　她的结婚违背了自己亲属们的愿望。
 ♣ marry beneath　(v.+prep.)
　同地位低的人结婚　marry sb of a lower social level
　In former times, if a gentleman married beneath himself, he would lose his share of the family fortune.　在早先如果有地位的男人同地位低下的女子结了婚，那他就要丢掉自己应得到的那份家产。
 ♣ marry off　(v.+adv.)
　（指父母）把女儿嫁出去　(parents) find a husband for a daughter
　He had married off all his daughters and settled his sons.　他把所有的女儿嫁出去了，又给儿子们安了家。
　She considered her duties done after she had married off all her daughters.　当把所有的女儿嫁出之后，她觉得自己尽到了责任。
　She married off her daughter to a young diplomat.　她把女儿嫁给了一名年轻的外交官。
　I shall be glad when the last of my daughters is married off, then I might have some peace of mind.　把最小的女儿嫁出去我就高兴了，到那时说不定心里就安宁了。
 ♣ marry to　(v.+prep.)
1. 让…与…结婚；把…嫁给… (cause to) take in marriage; find a husband for sb
　He married his daughter to a stockbroker.　他让他的女儿与一个证券经纪人结了婚。
　Mr. Brown wanted to marry his daughter to a rich man.　布朗先生要把他的女儿嫁给一个有钱的人。
　He married his daughter to a young lawyer.　他把女儿嫁给了一名年轻律师。
　Her father married her to a man who was twenty years older than she.　她父亲把她嫁给了一个比她大20多岁的人。
　He married both his daughters to rich directors.　他把两个女儿都嫁给了富有的董事。
　He married his daughter to a peasant.　他把女儿嫁给了一位农民。
　They married themselves to the girls of the region and to the fat land.　他们和本地的姑娘结婚，并扎根在这块肥沃的土地上。
　He was married to a daughter of a farmer.　他与一个农民的女儿结婚了。
　She was married to Mr. Smith.　她与史密斯先生结了婚。
　She has been married to him for 6 years.　她和他结婚已经6年了。
　She is married to a foreigner.　她嫁给了一个外国人。
　Mrs. Elton's sister was married to a rich man.　埃尔顿太太的姐姐嫁给了一个有钱人。
2. 一心扑在…上 put one's heart into sth
　He's married to his work.　他把全部精力放在工作上。
 ♣ marry together　(v.+adv.)
　结合起来　combine together
　They are trying to marry together a number of scientific disciplines.　他们试图将多种科学方法结合起来。
 ♣ marry with　(v.+prep.)
　与…结合　be combined with
　She marries wit with scholarship in her writing.　她把才智与学问融合在写作中。
　You should marry intellect with sensibility in dealing with it.　处理这件事时你应当把理智与情感融合在一起。
　Their racism at home has been married with their racism abroad.　他们国内的种族主义势力是与他们在国际上的种族主义势力一脉相承的。

 ♣ be married, get married
　这两个短语都可表示“已婚的”。其区别在于：
1. be married用来表示已婚状态， married用作形容词，意为“已结婚的”；而get married则可以构成被动结构，有“被…”的含义，有时也用于表示动作。
2. 在现在完成时的句子里， be married可与表示一段时间的状语连用；而get married只能跟表示某一时间点的状语连用。
 ♣ 下面三句的意思不同：
　

1. 他结婚两年了。
　［误］ He has married for two years.
　［正］ He married two years ago.
　［正］ He has been married for two years.
　［析］ marry用作不及物动词时，是非延续性动词，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。
2. 迈克和罗斯结了婚。
　［误］ Mike married with Rose.
　［误］ Mike was〔got〕 married with Rose.
　［正］ Mike married Rose.
　［正］ Mike was〔got〕 married to Rose.
　［析］ 表示“与…结婚”时，无论是marry还是be/get married后面都不可接介词with.
3. 他们于1981年结婚。
　［误］ They were married (to) each other in 1981.
　［正］ They were married in 1981.
　［析］ marry的主语是复数，指的是两人结婚，因而不可再加each other或to each other.

　关于"marry+adj."中的adj.，语法学家有三个不同看法：①双谓语；②准主语补足语；③主语补足语。

　［同义词］ join, knit, link, merge, tie the knot, unite, wed
　［反义词］ divorce, separate
　［词源］　古法语marier<拉丁语maritare（结婚）