bride /ˈbraɪd/
 新娘


 Bride n.
 1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
 Has by his own experience tried
 How much the wife is dearer than the bride.   --Lyttleton.
    I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.   --Rev. xxi. 9.
 2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.
 Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.


 Bride, v. t. To make a bride of. [Obs.]

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 bride
      n 1: a woman who has recently been married
      2: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: Bridget,
          Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid,
          St. Brigid, Saint Bride, St. Bride]
      3: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony


 Bride
    frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isa. 49:18; 61:10, etc.).
    The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under
    the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29).
    The church is called "the bride" (Rev. 21:9; 22:17). Compare
    parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13).