elope
elope — verb
1. to go away with a romantic partner and get married without telling your family o
to go away with a romantic partner and get married without telling your family or asking for their permission first
Wei and his girlfriend decided to elope to Las Vegas last weekend.
elope + to + place: destination after eloping
Instead of a big wedding, the couple eloped and got married on a quiet beach at sunset.
Fatima's parents were shocked when she told them she had eloped with Omar.
Many young people dream of eloping to avoid the stress of planning a large wedding.
The novel begins when the heroine's sister elopes with a travelling musician.
- run away together
more general — does not necessarily imply marriage; can be used for any escape
- get married in secret
descriptive phrase rather than a single verb; focuses on the secrecy of the wedding, not the leaving
- marry with parental consent
describes the opposite situation where family approval is obtained first
文法句型
elope + with + person
elope + to + place
用法筆記
Intransitive only — you cannot say 'elope someone'. The person you marry is introduced by 'with', and the destination by 'to'.