
好词典

源自中古英语 'grave'(坟墓)与 'yard'(场地)的组合,14世纪开始使用。
❶ 指专门用于埋葬死者的场地,通常有墓碑或纪念物,规模比墓地(cemetery)小且更古老。
“The old church has a graveyard behind it.”
(那座老教堂后面有一片墓地。)
“We walked through the graveyard at dusk.”
(黄昏时分我们穿过了那片墓地。)
❶ 比喻废弃物品堆积的地方或事物终结的场所。
“This warehouse became a graveyard for old computers.”
(这个仓库成了旧电脑的坟场。)
“The battlefield was a graveyard of tanks.”
(那片战场成了坦克的坟场。)
graveyard shift — 指深夜到凌晨的工作班次,通常从午夜到早上8点,因如同在墓地般寂静而得名。
“Nurses working the graveyard shift get extra pay.”
(值夜班的护士会获得额外津贴。)