espouse

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vt. 支持, 赞成, 嫁, 娶 [法] 娶, 出嫁, 信奉

发音

UK /ɪˈspaʊz/
其它 /ɪˈspaʊs/
其它 /ɪˈspaʊs/
US /ɪˈspaʊs/

词形变化

espoused espouses 三单 espouses espousest espouseth espousing espousing 现在分词 espoused 过去式 espoused 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To marry.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

follow marry embrace adopt wed conjoin get married sweep up

上位词 7

take accept choose unite select unify pick out

下位词 10

stick remarry adhere seize on take up wive inmarry intermarry latch on mismarry

近义相关 8

follow marry tie cuff wed comply splice abide by

词源

From Middle English espousen, borrowed from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre (frequentative of spondeō), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.

来源：wiktionary