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wedding

/ˈwɛdɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

主持婚礼，证婚

To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

Examples :

"The priest wed the couple."
神父为这对新人主持了婚礼。
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noun

婚礼, 结婚典礼

Marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

Examples :

"Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally.""
她的宣布着实令人惊讶，因为就在一个月前，她才发表了“我痛恨婚礼，那种程度的憎恨和愤怒我只能用理性勉强解释一部分”这番话。
ritual culture family event tradition society essential

Related Words

Illustration dedicating

dedicating verb

/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdɛdəˌkeɪtɪŋ/

奉献，献给。

"The monks are dedicating the new temple to Buddha with a week of prayer and ceremony. "

僧侣们正在用为期一周的祈祷和仪式，将这座新建的寺庙奉献给佛祖。

Illustration protection

protection noun

/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/

保护，防护.

"Raincoats give protection from rain."

雨衣可以提供防雨保护。

Illustration sweetheart

sweetheart noun

/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/

贴心人，心上人

"She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late."

她真是个贴心人，我总是迟到，她也从来不抱怨。

Illustration celebrating

celebrating verb

/ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ/

庆祝，颂扬.

"to celebrate the name of the Most High"

颂扬至高者的圣名。

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

有条理，组织性

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

这幅画乍一看没什么条理，但慢慢地，结构就变得清晰起来了。

Illustration officially

officially adverb

/əˈfɪʃəli/

正式地，官方地

"The school officially announced the new dress code on Monday. "

学校在星期一正式宣布了新的着装规定。

Illustration announcement

announcement noun

/əˈnaʊns.mɛnt/

公告，声明

"He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."

他举起手示意大家安静，然后说：“打扰一下各位，我有一个公告要宣布。”

Illustration rationally

rationally adverb

/ˈræʃənəli/ /ˈræʃn̩əli/

理性地，合理地

"He rationally considered all his options before choosing a college. "

他理性地考虑了所有选项，然后才选择了大学。

Illustration permanently

permanently adverb

/ˈpɜːmənəntli/ /ˈpɝmənəntli/

永久地，长期地

"The spilled coffee permanently stained the white carpet. "

洒出的咖啡永久地 stain 了白色地毯。 Spilled coffee permanently stained the white carpet. （This is not good, better answer is:) 洒出的咖啡把白色地毯永久地染上了污渍。

Illustration participate

participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

参加，参与.

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

我弟弟会参加学校的慈善步行筹款活动。

Illustration environmental

environmental adjective

/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəl/ /ˌenvairənˈmentəl/

环境的，生态的

"The school's new policy focuses on environmental sustainability. "

学校的新政策重点关注环境的可持续性发展。