marry up

一致する

別のものと合っていること、または一致すること。

やさしい英語で： To match or agree with something else.

• The dates do not marry up.
• Her account married up with the video evidence.
• Can you check whether these names marry up?

使い方： marry up with something (These figures do not marry up with our records.)

類義語： match, agree, correspond

反対語： differ

よく使う表現： marry up, marry up with something

組み合わせる、結合する

別々の物を、合うように、または一体として働くようにまとめること。

やさしい英語で： To bring separate things together so they fit or work as one.

• We need to marry up these parts.
• The engineer married up the two sections.
• Can you marry this design up with the existing layout?

使い方： marry something up with something (We married the new software up with the existing system.)

類義語： join, combine, connect

反対語： separate

よく使う表現： marry up something, marry up two parts

自分より身分の高い人と結婚する

自分より社会的な身分が高い人と結婚すること。

やさしい英語で： To marry someone from a higher social class than your own.

• He hoped to marry up.
• She married up into a wealthy family.
• Did people expect their daughters to marry up?

反対語： marry down

よく使う表現： marry up, hope to marry up