单词	shotgun marriage
释义	shotgun marriage noun 1 : a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy called also shotgun wedding 2 : a forced union a spate of brokerage mergers … hastily arranged shotgun marriages John Brooks Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In the past the authorities have avoided forcing losses on account-holders after banks have failed, by arranging shotgun marriages with healthy institutions. The Economist, 10 Oct. 2019 The Warriors have forced shotgun marriages like Paul and Harden, and right now, those two players have helped push Golden State the furthest in a playoff series since Durant joined the team. Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 24 May 2018 Word History First Known Use 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1
随便看	fieldfare fieldfares fieldhandes clubbed together clubber clubbers clubbier clubbiest clubbily clubbiness clubbinesses clubbing clubbing together clubbings clubbish clubbisher clubbishest clubbist clubbists clubby clubface clubfaces clubfeet clubfoot clubfoot moss

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。