| 词汇 | sepulchral |
| 释义 | sepulchral adjective literaryuk /səˈpʌl.krəl/ us /səˈpʌl.krəl/ suggesting death or places where the dead are buried: 暗示死亡的;坟墓似的;阴森森的 The curtain rose to reveal a gloomy, sepulchral set for the play.幕布升起，露出剧中一个阴森恐怖的场景。 Synonym funerealformal Death and dying all-cause mortality antemortem bereave bite bleed out coroner death toll ghost have one foot in the graveidiom macabre perish posthumously raise raise someone from the deadidiom remains roadkill self-extinction sepulchrally snuff toll Examples of sepulchralsepulchral The semi-chorus sopranos negotiated notes well above the stave with skill and purity, whilst the basses plumbed equally impressive sepulchral, subterranean depths. A particularly telling aspect of her argument is the absence of either attention or systematic disregard in later inhabitants' treatment of sepulchral remains (216). The theatrical effect of this sepulchral engineering was unparalleled. Julian, troubled with insomnia, enters into a mesmeric sleep in a specially constructed sepulchral underground room in the year 1887, a time of social turmoil and unrest. Browning's "other embroilments" may well refer therefore to the growing controversy in the 1840s about sepulture and sepulchral style, about the appropriateness or otherwise of ornate tombs and canopies. It is completely incomprehensible to others who hear a somewhat disembodied, sepulchral twittering which emanates from the earphones of those machines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I apologise also for the sepulchral tone of my voice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had to announce in sepulchral tones the dread words that the law prescribed when a judge sentenced a prisoner to death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More than that, they will appear cold, remote, medieval and sepulchral. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall keep a sepulchral silence on that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He spoke in sepulchral tones of some of these alterations, and occasionally with bated breath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no need for him to repeat in sepulchral tones an accusation that we have never made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In an atmosphere of sepulchral calm the bathers recline on benches along the walls sweltering in superheated seclusion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The distinctive sepulchral chapels arose between 1648 and 1740. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The sculpture is mainly represented in sepulchral art and decorations of facades. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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