| 单词 | shotgun marriage | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasshotgun marriage   shotgun marriage  n. originally U.S. = shotgun wedding n.   below; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > 			[noun]		 > manner of marrying > in haste or under duress shotgun wedding1927 shotgun marriage1929 1929    E. W. Howe Plain People xxix. 267  				Two people cordially disliked me for years because I thought it best to mention very briefly and respectfully their shot gun marriage. 1958    Manch. Guardian 22 Mar. 4/6  				There were references to..the possible shotgun marriage of the ‘Daily Herald’ and the ‘News Chronicle’. 1973    ‘H. Carmichael’ Too Late for Tears xv. 179  				Shot-gun marriages went out with the advent of the Pill. < as lemmas  | 
	
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