elope
elope — 動詞
1. to go away with a romantic partner and get married without telling your family o
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
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。
Fatima's parents were shocked when she told them she had eloped with Omar.
Fatima 的爸媽得知她和 Omar 私奔時非常震驚。
elope + with + person: the person you marry
Many young people dream of eloping to avoid the stress of planning a large wedding.
許多年輕人嚮往私奔,藉此避開籌辦大型婚禮的壓力。
collocation: dream of eloping
The novel begins when the heroine's sister elopes with a travelling musician.
那本小說的故事,始於女主角的妹妹和一位流浪樂手私奔。
narrative use: elope as a plot event
- elope with someone
- elope to somewhere
- decide to elope
- plan to elope
- elope in secret
- 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'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- elopement名詞C1
- eloper名詞C2