| 单词 | wed |
| 释义 | wed (once / 159 pages) vadj To wed is to get married to someone. Your dream might be to wed your dream spouse in Hawaii some day. The verb wed is mainly used in a formal context — marry is more common. You can also use either word to mean "join in marriage" or "perform a marriage ceremony," like when the Archbishop of Canterbury weds members of British royalty. Wed shares a Germanic root with words in various languages meaning "pledge," but also "bet or wager." WORD FAMILYwed: unwed, wedded, wedding, weds+/wedded: unwedded/wedding: weddings USAGE EXAMPLESDear Amy: I recently celebrated my marriage with an amazing wedding! Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Traditionally turtles were eaten at major events, like a wedding or a chief’s funeral. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The issue arose again in September, he said, when he hesitated because of a daughter’s upcoming wedding. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v take in marriage Syn|Hypo|Hyper conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry marry, splice, tie perform a marriage ceremony inmarry marry within one's own tribe or group mismarrymarry an unsuitable partner wivemarry a woman, take a wife wivetake (someone) as a wife intermarrymarry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarrymarry, not for the first time unify, unite act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief 2v perform a marriage ceremony We were wed the following week Syn|Hypo|Hyper marry, splice, tie conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry take in marriage solemnise, solemnize perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies officiate act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding 3adj having been taken in marriage Syn wedded married joined in matrimony Wed (once / 28344 pages) n WORD FAMILY Wed: Weds USAGE EXAMPLESThose who saw the show Wed also got to see erectile-dysfuntion-like malfunction of the sliding glass-box set and had to endure a lengthy pause. New York Times(Sep 15, 2016) Wed,’ John said, careful not to trip on the words.” Washington Post(Jun 30, 2016) "Get a grip and get in front of the committee on Weds," she wrote. BBC(Jun 11, 2016) n the fourth day of the week; the third working day Syn|Hyper Midweek, Wednesday weekday any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) |
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