shotgun wedding

noun
🔊/ˌʃɒtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ/
🔊/ˌʃɑːtɡʌn ˈwedɪŋ/
(also shotgun marriage)
(old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. a wedding that has to take place quickly because the woman is pregnant(因女方怀孕而仓促举行的)闪电式结婚Topics Life stagesc2