pop the question

英 [pɒp ðə ˈkwestʃən]

美 [pɑːp ðə ˈkwestʃən]

求婚

英英释义

verb

• ask (someone) to marry you
  1. he popped the question on Sunday night
  2. she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months
  3. The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
  Synonym:proposedeclare oneselfoffer

双语例句

• He has been trying for weeks to pluck up the courage to pop the question.
  几星期以来，他一直想鼓起勇气求婚。
• 11. To Pop The Question This informal idiom for proposing marriage has been in use since 1826.
  11.求婚这个表示求婚的非正式习语从1826年就开始使用。
• I've been waiting three years for him to pop the question.
  我已花了三年等他向我求婚。
• Betty has set her cap at Jack for many years before she finally got him to pop the question.
  贝蒂追求杰克好多年了，终于使他来向自己求婚了。
• Actually, I'm going to pop the question to him tomorrow night.
  实际上我明晚会向他求婚。
• Upon catching the box, the hopeful groom, named Shen, went down on one knee to pop the question to his girlfriend, River.
  满怀期望的新郎小沈一把抓住盒子，向女友项河单膝跪下求婚。
• Mathematicians have come up with a'fiancee formula'that allows men to work out the perfect time to pop the question.
  日前，数学家研究出一个“求婚公式”，让男士们可以计算出求婚的最佳时间。
• Mary has been waiting months for George to pop the question, but up to now he has not.
  玛丽等着乔治来向她求婚，一直等了几个月，但直到现在他还没开口。
• A window will unexpectedly pop up on the screen with a question, along with a box requiring a student's answer in a set period of time.
  一个带有问题的窗口会出其不意地闪现在屏幕上，同时出现的一个方框要求学生在设定的时间内给出答案。
• She thought you were gonna pop the question tonight.
  她以为你今晚会向她求婚。