| 单词 | gravedigger |
| 释义 | gravedigger noun[C] uk/ˈɡreɪv.dɪɡ.ər/us/ˈɡreɪv.dɪɡ.ɚ/apersonwhosejobis todiggraves(=holesin thegroundin whichdeadpeoplecan beburied) 挖墓者，掘墓人Workers in general
Examplesofgravediggergravedigger The gravediggers sweep the bodies together in piles. From theCambridge English Corpus The gravediggers and the crematorium assistants were a dramatic case which hit the public pretty hard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When we get to the gravamen of the charge, could we also have thegravedigger? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The gravediggers were refusing to bury the dead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that a gravedigger's wage is something in the vicinity of £20 for a couple of hour's work or whatever it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We had to keep our loved ones in our living rooms until the gravediggers went back off strike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He overcame that, but was then told that he could not receive a grant towards agravediggerbecause thegravediggerdid not work for the council. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It certainly had several gravediggers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think he will agree that cemeteries, for obvious reasons, are near built-up areas, and for that reason it is possible for gravediggers to avail themselves of existing catering facilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall come to the important question of why the gravediggers of parliamentary democracy, many of whom we have heard from today, should not get their way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember one particularly sordid moment in 1979 when the gravediggers went on strike, and it was said at the time that there would be severe cases of panic dying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He worked as a granite cutter, headstone engraver, scrapyard worker, shampoo factory worker, andgravedigger. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All were trampled into the ground by the footsteps of the gravediggers like rejected junk. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the gravediggers find this coffin, that money will be added to the pot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance, then we become the gravediggers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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