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单词 grave
释义
grave
noun[C]
uk
/ɡreɪv/us
/ɡreɪv/
B1
aplacein thegroundwhere adeadpersonisburied:
坟墓，墓穴，埋葬处
amassgrave万人坑
anunmarkedgrave无名墓
a gravedigger掘墓者
Hevisitshis mother's grave everySunday.他每个星期天都去他母亲墓上祭奠。
More examples
  • Theyloweredthecoffininto the grave.
  • Shediedpennilessand wasburiedin anunmarkedgrave.
  • One can onlyhopethat hisunquietspiritfoundsomepeacein the grave.
  • Sometimes Ithinkthesechildrenare going todriveme to an early grave!
  • Many of thesoldierswereinterredinunmarkedgraves.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Places where bodies are buried or cremated
  • burial ground
  • catacomb
  • cemetery
  • charnel house
  • churchyard
  • columbarium
  • crematorium
  • crypt
  • graveside
  • graveyard
  • mausoleum
  • necropolis
  • ossuary
  • pyre
  • resting place
  • sepulchre
  • the Pyramids
  • tomb
  • vault

Idioms

beyond the grave
turn inyourgrave
grave
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪv/us
/ɡreɪv/
seriouslybad:
严重的，重大的，严峻的
a gravesituation严峻的形势
Synonym
serious(BAD)
Compare
severe(VERY SERIOUS)
life-threatening
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having a bad result or outcome
  • seriousHer condition is not thought to be serious.
  • badHe got a bad case of food poisoning.
  • bigOnline fraud is a big problem.
  • majorIt's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of.
  • graveThe public are in grave danger.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and severe
  • acutely
  • acuteness
  • catastrophic
  • chronic
  • critical
  • critically
  • dire
  • egregious
  • fatal
  • heaviness
  • non-fatal
  • non-serious
  • seriously
  • severe
  • severely
  • stringent
  • terminal
  • terminally
  • toughness
  • utmost
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Related word

gravely
(Definition ofgravefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

grave| American Dictionary

grave
noun[C]
us
/ɡreɪv/

gravenoun[C](BURYING PLACE)

aplacewhere adeadpersonordeadpeopleareburied,esp. when under thegroundandmarkedby astone
grave
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/ɡreɪv/

graveadjective[-er/-est only](SERIOUS)

urgentand verybad;serious:
It was the gravestpoliticalcrisisof hiscareer.

gravely

adverbus
/ˈɡreɪv·li/
She is gravelyill.
(Definition ofgravefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrave

grave
A far graver question vibrates in the balance, that of the artistic future, of the richest and largest city in the world.
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Of these, about one third have been assessed so far, with one third of these confirmed as mass graves.
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Every day sheep stray into gardens and allotments and cemeteries, where they cause anguish to those who care for the graves of their loved ones.
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The thousands of relatives of the disappeared ones are agitating for justice, as mass graves are now being opened up and bodies are found.
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The only way this will be possible is to disinter the existing graves and to let those already buried there join their deceased relatives elsewhere.
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There are no mass graves in our countryside and there is no fear of disease.
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The evidence of the mass graves already revealed is absolutely appalling.
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The parochial church council were an enterprising and go-ahead body, and they determined to get rid of these graves.
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The issue to relatives of maps or plans indicating the exact position of cemeteries or isolated graves is already under consideration.
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The churchyard, of course, should be cleared of its graves.
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Their bones must be stirring restlessly and uneasily this afternoon in their respective graves.
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Makeshift graves are being dug in open spaces far too close to the wells; people are digging graves all the time.
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Considerable delay in supplying some of the photographs of graves in the various theatres of war is unavoidable.
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Persons visiting war graves may pay their return fares in sterling to a travel agency in this country without formality.
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He asked me to record that both graves were beautifully kept.
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Collocationswithgrave

grave

These are words often used in combination withgrave.

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ancient grave
The total area is 38.63 km. is a cluster ofancientgravecaves dug on the cliff made of tuff.
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common grave
I have already explained that there is nothing degrading or improper about burial in acommongraveof patients who have died in hospital.
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grave disease
What shall we do to arrest thisgravedisease?
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