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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
wedding /ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
a marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it
婚礼；结婚庆典
I dreamed of having a big wedding, with all my family and friends.
I’m going to a wedding this weekend.
Have you been invited to their wedding?
他们没有邀请你参加婚礼？
television coverage of the royal wedding
at a wedding I met her at my brother’s wedding.
wedding to somebody Over 300 guests attended his wedding to his childhood sweetheart.
a wedding ceremony/reception
结婚典礼；婚宴
She looked beautiful on her wedding day.
她在自己的婚礼那天看来很漂亮。
a wedding present/gift
结婚礼物
All her friends could hear wedding bells (= they thought she would soon get married).
所有的朋友仿佛已听到了她婚礼的钟声。
SEE ALSO diamond wedding, golden wedding, shotgun wedding, silver wedding, white wedding
Word List
marriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/
noun
[countable] the ceremony in which two people marry each other
婚礼
Wedding is more common in this meaning.
表示“婚礼”，wedding更为常见。
ceremony /ˈserəməni/
noun
(plural ceremonies)
[countable] a public or religious occasion that includes a series of formal or traditional actions
典礼；仪式
meal /miːl/
noun
[countable] an occasion when people eat food, especially breakfast, lunch or dinner
早（或午、晚）餐；一顿饭
party /ˈpɑːti/
noun
(plural parties)
[countable] (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) a social occasion, often in a person’s home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves
聚会；宴会；联欢会；派对
diamond wedding /ˌdaɪmənd ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
(British English)
(North American English diamond anniversary)
(also diamond wedding anniversary North American English, British English)
the 60th anniversary of a wedding
钻石婚（结婚60周年纪念）
Grandma and Grandpa are celebrating their diamond wedding this year.
golden wedding /ˌɡəʊldən ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
(US English golden anniversary)
(also golden wedding anniversary North American English, British English)
the 50th anniversary of a wedding
金婚纪念（结婚50周年）
The couple celebrated their golden wedding in January.
ruby wedding /ˌruːbi ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
(British English)
(US English ruby anniversary)
(also ruby wedding anniversary US English, British English)
the 40th anniversary of a wedding
红宝石婚（结婚40周年纪念）
silver wedding /ˌsɪlvə ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
(British English)
(US English silver anniversary)
(also silver wedding anniversary US English, British English)
the 25th anniversary of a wedding
银婚（结婚25周年纪念）
They celebrated their silver wedding in May.
shotgun wedding /ˌʃɒtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
(also shotgun marriage)
(old-fashioned, informal)
a wedding that has to take place quickly because the woman is pregnant
（因女方怀孕而仓促举行的）闪电式结婚
white wedding /ˌwaɪt ˈwedɪŋ/
noun
a traditional wedding, especially in a church, at which the bride wears a white dress
（尤指在教堂举行的）新娘穿白色礼服的传统婚礼