wedding
noun[C]
uk/ˈwed.ɪŋ/us/ˈwed.ɪŋ/B1
amarriageceremonyand anycelebrationssuch as amealor apartythatfollowit:
婚礼，结婚庆典a weddingcake/dress/invitation/present/reception婚礼蛋糕／礼服／请柬／礼物／招待会
Do youknowthedateof Caroline and Matthew's wedding?你知道卡罗琳和马修的婚礼哪天举行吗？
It wastheir25th weddinganniversarylastweek.上周是他们结婚25周年纪念。
Synonym
nuptialsformal
Compare
wedlockold-fashionedorhumorous
matrimonyformal
marriage
union(JOINING)
- Areyourfamilycoming over from Greece for the wedding?
- I gotcompletelydrunkat my sister's wedding.
- They haven'tyetsettledwhen the wedding is going to be.
- The wedding's off - she'sdecidedshe's tooyoungtosettledown.
- We alwayscelebrateourweddinganniversarywith abottleofchampagne.
Weddings
- altar
- always a bridesmaid, never the brideidiom
- arranged marriage
- attendant
- bachelor party
- dowry
- elope
- elopement
- flower girl
- get splicedidiom
- nuptials
- officiant
- pageboy
- plight
- pop the questionidiom
- postnuptial
- wedding night
- wedding planner
- wedding reception
- white wedding