gretna green

gretna green什么意思,gretna green翻译

基本解释

n.: 格雷特纳格林（临近英格兰边境的苏格兰村庄，旧时一些英格兰情侣因被禁止在本地结婚而跑到此地成婚，因而闻名）
网络: 葛特纳格林；小镇；苏格兰小镇格雷特纳格林

权威解释

• 格雷特纳格林（临近英格兰边境的苏格兰村庄，旧时一些英格兰情侣因被禁止在本地结婚而跑到此地成婚，因而闻名）:

  a village in Scotland near the border with England, famous in the past as a place where English couples used to go to get married when they were not allowed to get married in England

例句

• But in these tales they always reach Gretna Green just a little too late to stop their daughters from getting married.

  但在这些故事中，他们总是迟到了那么一点点，无法及时阻止女儿的婚礼。

• The Scottish border town of Gretna Green has had an influx of millions of birds recently, converging on the sky around sunset.

  苏格兰小镇格莱特纳格林的天空最近被数百万只飞鸟所占据，它们在日落时分聚集在一起飞翔。

• As a result, youngsters began eloping over the border to Gretna Green, where they could get married as long as they were at least 16.

  因此，年轻人们开始越过边界，私奔到格雷特纳格林。在那里，他们只需年满16岁就可以结婚。

• A flock of starlings flew over Gretna Green, on Scottish borders, putting on a spectacular show.

  一群八哥鸟飞越位于苏格兰边境的葛特纳格林，形成及其壮观的图像。