shotgun marriage

含有強(qiáng)制性質(zhì)的、迫不得已的結(jié)婚
口語·形容被迫或倉促的婚姻
英文釋義 a marriage that is arranged hastily and usually forced due to an unplanned pregnancy
例句
They had a shotgun marriage after finding out she was pregnant, but they're actually happy now.
典故來源 源自19世紀(jì)美國西部,父親用獵槍逼迫未婚先孕的男子與女兒結(jié)婚,強(qiáng)調(diào)被迫和倉促。

?? 習(xí)語詞匯解析

習(xí)語中的關(guān)鍵英語詞匯

marriage ['m?r?d?]
n. 結(jié)婚;婚姻生活;密切結(jié)合;合并;
shotgun [['??tg?n, '?ɑt-]]
n. 散彈獵槍, 媒人\\nv. 用獵槍射擊

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stand someone in good stead
對某人非常有好處,特別是在將來的時(shí)候
scrub up
打扮整齊,特別是為了重要的場合
shoulder to cry on
心靈依靠的對象
sail through something
輕松地完成某事
spare someones blushes
不讓某人尷尬或難堪
seen better days
已經(jīng)過去了輝煌時(shí)期
straight from the horses mouth
直接從當(dāng)事人那里獲得信息或消息;獲得權(quán)威、可靠的消息或信息
southpaw
左撇子,通常指左手使用更靈活或更善于某事的人
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