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grave

grave
[英] [ɡreiv] [美] [ɡrev] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：Grave  

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Pronounced /greɪv/, except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced /grɑːv/. 义项5读作 /grɑːv/,除此外读作/greɪv/。
1. N-COUNT 墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处 A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. 

  • They used to visit her grave twice a year.

    他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。

2. N-COUNT 死亡;终结 You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave . 

  • ...drinking yourself to an early grave...

    纵酒而自折其寿

  • Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency.

    大多数男人宁死都不愿承认有依赖感。

3. ADJ-GRADED 严重的；重大的；严峻的 A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying. 

  • He said that the situation in his country is very grave...

    他说他的国家情况十分危急。

  • I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story.

    我对这些文件能否说明所有的问题深表怀疑。

gravely

  • They had gravely impaired the credibility of the government.

    他们严重地损害了政府的信誉。

4. ADJ-GRADED 严肃的；表情沉重的 A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour. 

  • William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave...

    威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间，他下来的时候面色凝重。

  • Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.

    她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。

gravely

  • 'I think I've covered that business more than adequately,' he said gravely.

    “我想我已经把那件事说得够详细了，”他正色说道。

5. ADJ . 重音符;抑音符;沉音符 In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e' 
6. PHRASE 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡 If you say that someone is digging their own grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure. 

  • The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.

    这份杂志并非想断送他的事业，而他拒绝接受采访就是在自毁前程。

7. PHRASE 九泉之下不得安宁 If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive. 

  • Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.

    一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事，达尔文在九泉之下一定不得安宁。

8.   from the cradle to the grave→see: cradle; 
Noun

1. death of a person;

  • "he went to his grave without forgiving me"
  • "from cradle to grave"

2. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone);

  • "he put flowers on his mother's grave"

3. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Verb

1. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it;

  • "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"

2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;

  • "engrave a pen"
  • "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
Adjective

1. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;

  • "a grave God-fearing man"
  • "a quiet sedate nature"
  • "as sober as a judge"
  • "a solemn promise"
  • "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

2. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

  • "a dangerous operation"
  • "a grave situation"
  • "a grave illness"
  • "grievous bodily harm"
  • "a serious wound"
  • "a serious turn of events"
  • "a severe case of pneumonia"
  • "a life-threatening disease"

3. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;

  • "grave responsibilities"
  • "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"
  • "a grievous fault"
  • "heavy matters of state"
  • "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

法律

  • 1.严重
1. Even the grave young woman could not suppress a smile.
连那个严肃的年轻妇女都禁不住笑了。

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2. Every summer a number of boys terminate their youthful career in a watery grave.
每年夏天，都有若干名男孩子把年轻有为的一生埋葬在水中。

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3. Grave fears are felt for the safety of the missing airman.
对失踪飞行员的安全甚为担忧。

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4. Had she heard the news, she would have smiled in her grave.
她倘得知，当含笑九泉。

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5. He drank himself into an early grave.
他因喝酒过度而过早死去。

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6. He is austere and grave in deportment.
他举止庄重严肃。

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7. He looks terribly grave.
他脸色很严肃。

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8. He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.
他保持庄重威严的仪态。

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9. He rescued her from a watery grave.
他把她从水中救起。

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10. His grave is made of granite.
他的墓是用花岗石造的。

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11. His grave is marked by a fine stela.
他的墓前有一块精致的石碑。

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12. His grave is marked by a fine stone.
他的墓有一块精致的石碑。

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13. How many years can a person live from the cradle to the grave?
人从生到死能活多少年？

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14. I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project.
我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑。

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15. It was as quite as a grave in there, you could just hear the wind moving the trees.
那里一片死寂，你能听到风吹动树叶的声音。

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16. Let us rest his body in his family grave.
我们把他的遗体安放在他的祖坟中吧。

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17. She laid flowers on the grave.
她把花放在坟上。

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18. The coffin was placed in the grave.
那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

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19. The grave was marked by a simple headstone.
坟墓用了一块简陋的墓碑来标记。

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20. The house was dark and silent as the grave.
那屋子里一片漆黑，沉寂得像座坟墓。

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