| 词汇 | grave |
| 释义 | grave (adjective) grave 8 ENTRIES FOUND: grave (noun) grave (adjective) graven image (noun) cradle (noun) dig (verb) foot (noun) spin (verb) watery (adjective) 1 grave /ˈgreɪv/ noun plural graves 1 grave /ˈgreɪv/ noun plural graves Learner's definition of GRAVE [count] 1 : a hole in the ground for burying a dead body坟墓；墓穴 dig a grave挖墓穴 The casket was lowered into the grave.棺材被下放到墓穴中。 He was buried in a shallow grave.他被埋进了一个浅墓穴中。 We went to the cemetery to visit my aunt's grave. [=to visit the place where my aunt's body is buried]我们前往公墓给姑妈扫墓。 A headstone marks her son's grave.一块墓碑标明那是她儿子的墓穴。 grave robbers [=people who dig up a buried body to steal the things that were buried with it]盗墓者 ◊ When people think that a dead person would be very shocked or upset to see something that is happening now, they say that person is or must be turning/spinning in his/her grave or US turning over in his/her grave or US rolling (over) in his/her grave.九泉之下不得安宁 The company founder must be turning in his grave because of the changes we've made.看到我们所做的改变，公司创始人一定在九泉之下不得安宁。 2 — used to talk about death去世；死亡 She took her secrets with her to the grave. [=she died without telling anyone her secrets]她把她的秘密带进了坟墓。 He believes that there is life beyond the grave. [=that there is life after death]他相信会有来世。 A hard life drove him to an early grave. [=caused him to die when he was fairly young]艰难的生活使他英年早逝。 She went to her grave [=she died] a lonely and bitter woman.她孤独痛苦地离开了人世。 dig your own grave — see 1dig from (the) cradle to (the) grave — see 1cradle have one foot in the grave — see 1foot 2 grave /ˈgreɪv/ adjective graver; gravest 2 grave /ˈgreɪv/ adjective graver; gravest Learner's definition of GRAVE [also more grave; most grave] 1 formal : very serious : requiring or causing serious thought or concern严重的；严峻的 This violation of school rules is a grave matter.这次违反校规是件严重的事情。 His carelessness could have grave consequences.他的粗心可能导致严重后果。 They have placed themselves in grave danger.他们将自己置于严峻的危险中。 I have grave doubts about this plan.我对此计划深表怀疑。 suffering from a grave illness患重病 2 : serious and formal in appearance or manner严肃的；庄重的 The judge issued his ruling with a grave expression.法官神情严肃地宣布了判决结果。 3 /ˈgrɑːv/ of an accent mark : having the form `带钝重音符（`）的 The French word père is written with a grave accent over the first e.法语单词père书写时第一个e上带有一个钝重音符。 — compare acute 7 — gravely adverb My mother is gravely [=seriously] ill.我母亲病得很严重。 He shook his head gravely.他严肃地摇了摇头。 |
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