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

• 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。
• She thought you were gonna pop the question tonight.
  她以为你今晚会向她求婚。
• And along with their expanding wallets 4 million Americans are expected to pop the question or receive a proposal on Feb 14.
  随着钱包渐渐鼓起来，四百万美国人将在2月14日求婚或者接受求婚。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Example: Marcus stopped by the jewelry store that evening and was waiting for the right moment to pop the question.
  例：那天晚上，Marcus在珠宝店门口停下来了，他正等待合适的时机去求婚。
• She waited for years for him to pop the question.
  她等了好多年等他求婚。
• Just make sure you both are on the same page and when that happens, pop the question.
  只要你俩确定大家是走在同一条路上，共同面对将发生的一切，那么，求婚吧！
• 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。