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词汇 green-burial
释义 green burial
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/ us /ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/(also natural burial)
the act of burying a body in a way that causes little damage to the environment, for example by not having the body embalmed (= treated with special chemicals) and by using a coffin made of natural materials, so that the coffin and body can decay naturally: 自然葬(指以对环境几乎没有负面影响的方式埋葬尸体)
The nature preserves where green burials take place don't look like cemeteries.进行绿色殡葬的自然保护区看起来不像墓地。
The concept of green burial is gaining in popularity.绿色埋葬的概念越来越流行。
This section of the cemetery is reserved for green burials.
More information on green burial should be made available to the public.
Supporters of green burials believe in burying the dead the way people were buried before embalming became popular.
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However, the complexities of carrying out a greenburial may also be significant, although those vary according to the location.
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I knew that she had wanted a greenburial and here she was.
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Those who opt for a greenburial feel there are significant advantages to that form of burial.
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At his own request, he was given a deep greenburial in the forest near his home.
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They may choose to be buried in an all natural bio-degradable greenburial shroud, sometimes a simple coffin made of cardboard or other easily biodegradable material.
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The additional land would nearly double the size of the downs and would include meadowland, a lake, tennis courts, a village hall and a greenburial area.
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Most locations for such so-called green burials fall into two categories: on farmland and in a garden.
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It provides advice on green burials.
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There is also an area at the back of the cemetery set aside for green burials and an area set aside for the burial of stillborns and infants.
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