词汇 | grave |
释义 | grave noun[ C ] gravenoun[C] (BURYING PLACE)B1uk /ɡreɪv/ us /ɡreɪv/ a place in the ground where a dead person is buried: 坟墓,墓穴,埋葬处 mass graveMost of the victims' bodies were found in a mass grave. unmarked graveHe was buried in an unmarked grave in the prison cemetery. a grave digger掘墓者 He visits his mother's grave every Sunday.他每个星期天都去他母亲墓上祭奠。 They lowered the coffin into the grave.他们把棺材放入了墓穴。 She died penniless and was buried in an unmarked grave.她死的时候身无分文,被埋在一处无名坟墓里。 One can only hope that his unquiet spirit found some peace in the grave.人们只能祈求他那焦虑不安的灵魂能在坟墓里得到安宁。 Sometimes I think these children are going to drive me to an early grave!有时候我真觉得,不等我老死这帮孩子就把我给磨死了! Many of the soldiers were interred in unmarked graves.许多士兵的遗体都被埋葬在无名墓下。 Places where bodies are buried or cremated burial ground catacomb cemetery charnel house churchyard columbarium crematorium crematory crypt graveside graveyard mausoleum necropolis ossuary pyre resting place sepulchre the pyramidsphrase tomb vault Idiomsbeyond the grave turn in your grave grave adjective uk /ɡreɪv/ us /ɡreɪv/ seriously bad: 严重的,重大的,严峻的 a grave situation严峻的形势 Synonym serious(BAD) Compare severe(VERY SERIOUS) life-threatening having a bad result or outcome seriousHer condition is not thought to be serious. badHe got a bad case of food poisoning. bigOnline fraud is a big problem. majorIt's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of. graveThe public are in grave danger. Serious and severe acutely acuteness advanced be no laughing matteridiom catastrophic catastrophically chronic dire fatal grievously heaviness hyperacute non-fatal non-serious seriously swingeing terminal terminally toughness utmost Related wordgravely grave | American Dictionarygrave noun[ C ] us/ɡreɪv/ gravenoun[C] (BURYING PLACE)a place where a dead person or dead people are buried, esp. when under the ground and marked by a stone grave adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/ɡreɪv/ graveadjective[-er/-est only] (SERIOUS)urgent and very bad; serious: It was the gravest political crisis of his career. gravelyadverbus/ˈɡreɪv·li/ She is gravely ill. Examples of gravegrave A far graver question vibrates in the balance, that of the artistic future, of the richest and largest city in the world. Of these, about one third have been assessed so far, with one third of these confirmed as mass graves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every day sheep stray into gardens and allotments and cemeteries, where they cause anguish to those who care for the graves of their loved ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The thousands of relatives of the disappeared ones are agitating for justice, as mass graves are now being opened up and bodies are found. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only way this will be possible is to disinter the existing graves and to let those already buried there join their deceased relatives elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no mass graves in our countryside and there is no fear of disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The evidence of the mass graves already revealed is absolutely appalling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The parochial church council were an enterprising and go-ahead body, and they determined to get rid of these graves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The issue to relatives of maps or plans indicating the exact position of cemeteries or isolated graves is already under consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The churchyard, of course, should be cleared of its graves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their bones must be stirring restlessly and uneasily this afternoon in their respective graves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Makeshift graves are being dug in open spaces far too close to the wells; people are digging graves all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Considerable delay in supplying some of the photographs of graves in the various theatres of war is unavoidable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Persons visiting war graves may pay their return fares in sterling to a travel agency in this country without formality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He asked me to record that both graves were beautifully kept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of grave These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withgravegraveThese are words often used in combination with grave. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ancient grave The total area is 38.63 km. is a cluster of ancientgrave caves dug on the cliff made of tuff. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. common grave I have already explained that there is nothing degrading or improper about burial in a commongrave of patients who have died in hospital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 grave disease What shall we do to arrest this gravedisease? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with grave |
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