wed

wed
(wedding; past and past participle wedded 或 wed)
  1. [with obj.](chiefly formal or archaic)get married to
    (主正式或古)与…结婚；娶；嫁
    he was to wed the king's daughter.
    他将娶国王的女儿。
    ■[no obj.]get married
    结婚
    they wed a week after meeting.
    他们见面一个星期之后结婚。
    after a three-month engagement, they were wed in London.
    他们订婚三个月之后在伦敦结婚。
    ■give or join in marriage
    使完婚
    will you wed your daughter to him?.
    你愿意把女儿嫁给他吗？。
    ■[as adj. wedded]of or concerning marriage
    a celebration of 25 years' wedded bliss.
    25年幸福婚姻生活的庆祝。
    ■combine (two factors or qualities, especially desirable ones)
    结合（两种因素或性质）
    in this album he weds an excellent programme with a distinctive vocal style.
    在这套唱片集中，他成功地把精彩的节目和独特的歌唱方式结合在一起。
    ■(be wedded to)be obstinately attached or devoted to (an activity, belief, or system)
    坚持；专心于（活动、信仰或制度）
    the government was wedded to budgetary orthodoxy.
    政府坚持正统的预算方法。
语源
  1. Old English weddian, from the Germanic base of Scots wed 'a pledge'; related to Latin vas 'surety', also to gage
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