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graves

UK /ɡreɪvz/US /ɡreɪvz/

词源

源自中古英语 'grave',进一步来源于古英语 'græf',意为'挖掘的地方'或'坟墓'。

noun

❶ graves是grave的复数形式,指埋葬死者的地方,通常指墓地或坟墓。用于描述多个坟墓或墓地的场景。

“The old churchyard has many graves from the 18th century.”

(这个古老的教堂墓地有许多18世纪的坟墓。)

“They visited the graves of their ancestors during the holiday.”

(他们在假期期间去祭拜了祖先的坟墓。)

同义词:tombs, burial sites, sepulchers

常见短语

graves of the unknown — 指无名烈士墓或身份不明的死者坟墓,常用于纪念战争中牺牲的士兵。

“The monument stands near the graves of the unknown soldiers.”

(纪念碑矗立在无名士兵的坟墓附近。)