| 单词 | gravestone |
| 释义 | gravestone noun[C] uk/ˈɡreɪv.stəʊn/us/ˈɡreɪv.stoʊn/astonethatshowswhere adeadpersonisburied, usually with thenameand theyearsofbirthanddeathof thatpersonwritten on it 墓碑Synonym tombstone Compare headstone See also stonenoun(ROCK)  digitalhallway/E+/GettyImages Gravestones and monuments
gravestone| American Dictionarygravestone noun[C] us/ˈɡreɪvˌstoʊn/atombstone Examplesofgravestonegravestone Generally, the wooden crosses were of a temporary nature, which would be replaced the following season by gravestones. From theCambridge English Corpus As he says, 'many a heather-covered hillside is agravestoneto a once awe-inspiring volcano'. From theCambridge English Corpus The tomb, in the shape of a triple-necked gourd, has signs of fresh paint on itsgravestone. From theCambridge English Corpus We wanted to buy him agravestonefor his birthday, but we couldn't afford it. From theCambridge English Corpus Granites in gravestones, xenoliths in kerbstones, ballast walls and gastropod mileposts, unconformities in brickwork and bedding in 'pulhamite'; the examples are diverse and diverting. From theCambridge English Corpus Louie's work covers a wider time-span and makes use of a range of ethnographic methods involving press reports, official documents, and gravestones. From theCambridge English Corpus Agravestoneis "a sign whose silent presence marks an absence" (p. 1), thus incorporating the idea of the absent as an inherent component of mobility. From theCambridge English Corpus Three of the chapters, on local xenophobia, rural marriage patterns, and gravestones and local attachment, will be familiar to readers, having had previous lives as journal articles. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, we would be adding just one other sanction in respect of the disposal of the graves, the remains, the gravestones and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they going to destroy the gravestones erected by comrades of the men who have fallen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was convicted and fined one hundred gravestones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter of agravestoneis a matter to be considered by the courts dealing with the case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why do the new gravestones seem to be failing and the old ones not? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So local authorities can make such rules as they wish about the size and appearance of gravestones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was taken to see my wife's ancestral burial ground where all the gravestones instead of having crosses on have skull and crossbones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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