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betroth[bi'trəuð]- vt.
- 把(女儿)许配给(to):
to betroth a daughter 把女儿许配给 Her parents betrothed her to the boy of the neighboring village. 她父母在她年幼时就把她许配给邻村的一个小男孩。 - [常用被动语态]同…订婚 (to)；使订婚：
The young couple was betrothed with the approval of both families. 这对年轻的情侣在双方家庭的同意下订了婚。 - [古语](男子)答应娶…为妻，向…盟誓约婚，允婚：
The young man betrothed the neighboring maiden. 这名男青年答应娶邻居的少女为妻。
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