| 词汇 | mausoleum |
| 释义 | mausoleum noun[ C ] uk /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ us /ˌmɑː.zəˈliː.əm/ a building in which the bodies of dead people are buried陵墓 Barry Winiker/The Image Bank/GettyImages Places where bodies are buried or cremated burial ground catacomb cemetery charnel house churchyard columbarium crematorium crematory crypt grave graveside graveyard necropolis ossuary pyre resting place sepulchre the pyramidsphrase tomb vault Now buildings for dead people are called mausoleums. Examples of mausoleummausoleum There were also "vision mausoleums" built by pious benefactors who had experienced dreams. These numerous constructions did not serve merely as mausolea, however, as intense domestic activity characterized these settlements. Of the mausoleums, only a small portion were monumental and erected for personalities of "international" fame. Its vivacity of form is both unexpected and provocative it is immediately evident that this is not a mausoleum for books but a magnet for active enquiry. Families with large estates have routinely built a mausoleum or similar building on their land, for the burial of family members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a question of turning another place into some sort of mausoleum of fuddy-duddies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he refused to be buried in the mausoleum on the other side of the building. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that museums must grow, otherwise they will become dusty mausoleums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The countryside is not a mausoleum, so that failure will erode its ability to benefit those who live in our towns and cities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scheme applies only to dwellings, not to mausoleums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Permanent interment in a mausoleum of fiscal folly is the fate they deserve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another post office in my constituency used to have a big mausoleum of an office above it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To get the public health inspector to go into such a place is like asking him to go into a mausoleum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are no longer the dusty mausoleums which one was taken round on a wet day as a child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no desire to introduce into this mausoleum of calm any air or breath of controversy. 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. |
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