| 词汇 | shotgun marriages |
| 释义 | (redirected from shotgun marriages)shotgun marriageA marriage that happens quickly due to an unplanned pregnancy. We knew it was a shotgun marriage when Frank's new wife had a baby five months after the wedding. a ˌshotgun ˈwedding/ˈmarriage(old-fashioned, informal) a marriage which takes place because the woman is pregnantThis expression probably refers to the father of a woman, who threatens to shoot the man unless he marries her. |
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