espoused

pa. p.
1. i.e. betrothed (as a deputy) （作为代表）订婚。
△2H. vi. 1. 1. 9:“I have performed my task,and wasespoused；”我已经完成了任务，订了婚。2. united in marriage在婚姻中结合。
espoused to: united in marriage with,(fig.)associat-ed with,joining与…在婚姻中，与…结合，（比喻）与…结合在一起，与…做伴。
△H. V. 4. 6. 24: “So did he turn and o-ver Suffolk’s neck / He threw his wounded arm,and kissed his lips,/ And so espoused to death，”于是，他转过身去，伸出他那受伤的臂膀，搂住萨福克的脖子，亲吻他的嘴唇，这样就和死亡结合在一起了。