elope

elope — 動詞

1. to go away with a romantic partner and get married without telling your family o

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

私奔

與愛人秘密結婚

to go away with a romantic partner and get married without telling your family or asking for their permission first

例句

Wei and his girlfriend decided to elope to Las Vegas last weekend.

Wei 和女友上週末決定私奔到拉斯維加斯。

elope + to + place: destination after eloping

Instead of a big wedding, the couple eloped and got married on a quiet beach at sunset.

這對情侶沒有辦盛大的婚禮，而是私奔到一處寧靜的海灘在夕陽下結婚。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞

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'.

常見錯誤

❌They eloped each other last night.
✅They eloped last night.
💡'elope' is intransitive; you do not need a direct object.
❌She eloped him to Paris.
✅She eloped with him to Paris.
💡the partner is introduced by 'with', not as the object.