shotgun wedding

美 [ˌʃɑːtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ]英 [ˌʃɒtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ]

shotgun wedding

noun

old-fashioned informal闪电式结婚（如因女方怀孕）
a wedding that has to take place quickly, for example because the woman is pregnant

频次

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N-COUNT 闪电式结婚;奉子成婚
A shotgun wedding is a wedding that has to take place quickly, often because the woman is pregnant.
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N-COUNT (企业间因经营困难实施的)仓促合并
A shotgun wedding is a merger between two companies which takes place in a hurry because one or both of the companies is having difficulties.

Two of the world's top four computer manufacturers have announced a shotgun wedding prompted by slumping sales and disastrous financial losses.

世界四大计算机制造商中的两家因销量锐减和严重亏损已闪电宣布合并。

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Two of the world 's top four computer manufacturers have announced a shotgun wedding prompted by slumping sales and disastrous financial losses .

世界四大计算机制造商中的两家因销量锐减和严重亏损已闪电宣布合并。
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The coalition government was obviously a shotgun wedding .

这个联合政府显然是勉强的结合。
3

Henry and Janet had a shotgun wedding last week .

享利和珍妮特因怀孕所迫上周举行了婚礼。
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an accidental pregnancy , a shotgun wedding and a life of bliss .

不幸中彩，闪电结婚，幸福快乐。
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I understand that this is a shotgun wedding .

我知道这是一起为怀孕所迫的结婚。
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Granted , the odds aren 't great for couples who opt for a shotgun wedding .

的确，对于选择闪婚的夫妇来说，数据没那么好看。
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It 's a shotgun wedding .

那是一个先上车后补票的婚礼。
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Whether this will be enough to force Yahoo into a shotgun wedding with Microsoft is the question that is now uppermost on investors ' minds .

投资者们现在最关心的问题是，这是否足以迫使雅虎与微软在枪口下走向联姻。