propose a marriage
基本解释
- 求婚
- 提亲
英汉例句
- Traditionally, women have to wait for men to propose marriage - or, indeed, a date. Isn't this out of date and unfair, too?
传统上，女人必须等待男人求婚，实际上，就连约会也是如此。这难道不是一种过时而又不公平的做法吗？ - Holding a diamond ring and a bunch of roses，he got up (worked) the nerve to propose (marriage) to his girlfriend on valentine’sday, and she accepted.
情人节那天,他手捧一个钻戒和一束玫瑰花鼓起勇气向他的女朋友求婚, 她接受了。 - KAKULE: "I went to my girlfriend's family to propose marriage, but I had nothing to give for a dowry."
我去女朋友家家里提亲，但我没什么可以作为彩礼。 - Nevertheless, some of Mr Bush's fellow Republicans in Congress propose having a ban on gay marriage written into the constitution, just to be sure, and Mr Bush is thinking of backing them.
ECONOMIST: Godly gays seek brotherly love The - It is a day that traditional roles get reversed and women can propose marriage to men.
FORBES: The Courage to Leap