英美俚俗语【6】tie the knot 结婚

tie the knot

[俚]结婚

Mark likes Mary, but Mary likes John. When he heard that John and Mary planned to tie the knot next week, Mark threatened that if they got married, he would kill them.

迈克喜欢玛丽，但是玛丽喜欢约翰。当得知约翰和玛丽打算下周结婚时，迈克威胁说如果他们结婚，他就杀了他们。

To my surprise, Mary’s boyfriend will tie the knot with her sister next week.

使我惊奇的是，玛丽的男朋友下周将和她的妹妹结婚。

注解：

tie意指系、栓，knot意指结、花结；to tie the knot系指把人或物打成一个结，拴在一起，喻指结婚。