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grave

UK /ɡreɪv/US /ɡreɪv/

词源

源自拉丁语 'gravis'(意为沉重的、严肃的),通过古法语 'grave' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指埋葬死者的地方,通常在地面挖坑并用石碑标记,用于纪念逝者。

“They visited their grandfather's grave on Memorial Day.”

(他们在阵亡将士纪念日去祭拜了祖父的坟墓。)

“The ancient graves were discovered during the construction.”

(这些古代墓穴是在施工过程中被发现的。)

同义词:tomb, burial site, sepulcher

adjective

❶ 形容情况或态度非常严肃、严重或令人担忧,通常暗示需要认真对待。

“The doctor's grave expression worried the family.”

(医生严肃的表情让家人感到担忧。)

“This is a grave mistake that could cost us everything.”

(这是个严重的错误,可能会让我们失去一切。)

同义词:serious, solemn, critical

常见短语

turn in one's grave — 形容已故的人如果知道某事会非常愤怒或不安,常用于夸张表达对现状的不满。

“If he saw how they ruined his company, he would turn in his grave.”

(如果他看到他们把公司搞垮了,他在九泉之下也会不得安宁。)

dig one's own grave — 比喻因自己的行为导致失败或灾难,相当于中文的“自掘坟墓”。

“By ignoring the warnings, he was digging his own grave.”

(他无视警告,简直是在自掘坟墓。)