| 单词 | dowry |
| 释义 | dowry nounadjective | verb + dowry | dowry + noun adjective➤large, substantial大量嫁妆；丰厚的嫁妆▸➤small少量嫁妆verb + dowry➤give sb, pay (sb)给某人嫁妆；付给（某人）彩礼➤have置嫁妆▸➤bring带来嫁妆◆his family hoped that his bride would bring a large dowry.他的家人希望新娘能带来丰厚的嫁妆。dowry + noun➤system嫁妆习俗➤death（南亚）女性因嫁妆少而被夫家谋杀◆there were 187 reported cases of dowry deaths (= women killed by their husband for their dowry).报道女性因嫁妆少而被丈夫谋杀的案子有 187 起。 dowry /daʊri/ noun [countable] (plural dowries) (figurative) (used especially in newspapers) an extra amount of money that a company offers in order to encourage another company to agree to a takeover (= where one company buys another) （尤用于报章）（一家公司为鼓励另一家公司同意被收购而支付的）额外资金◆the merger has been consummated (= completed) with a dowry of more than $8 billion. 这宗合并在支付了 80 多亿元的额外资金后方告完成。ⓘ when journalists use the word dowry in this way they are comparing the process of buying a company to getting married. in some cultures, a wife or her family must give money and/or property (a dowry) to her husband when they get married.记者在这种情况中使用 dowry 一词时，他们是将购并公司和结婚作比较。在某些文化中，结婚时妻子或其家庭必须给丈夫一笔钱或财产（嫁妆 dowry）。☞ dowrydowry/ˈdaʊri ||; ˈdaυrɪ/noun [c] (plural dowries) an amount of money or property which, in some countries, a woman's family gives to the man she is marrying 嫁妆 dow·ry /`darɪ; ˈdaʊəri/n [c]money or property that a woman's family gives to her new husband in some societies ［新娘的］嫁妆，陪嫁 |
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