| 单词 | marriage of convenience |
| 释义 | marriage of convenience From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmarriage of convenienceˌmarriage of conˈvenience noun [countable]1 an agreement between two or more countries, businesses, or people that is only made for political or economic reasons2 MARRYa marriage for political or economic reasons, not for loveExamples from the Corpusmarriage of convenience• He told me he was in a marriage of convenience.• Though the diplomatic courtship is at an early stage, the Foreign Office is optimistic about such a marriage of convenience.• The Home Office had suspected that it was a marriage of convenience, to get the woman in.• It was a marriage of convenience.• A marriage of convenience brings danger, suspense, and love to Marianne.• This was a highly effective marriage of convenience, helping to balance the demand for electricity. |
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