tomb
noun[C]
uk/tuːm/us/tuːm/B2
alargestonestructureorundergroundroomwhere someone,especiallyanimportantperson, isburied
(尤指重要人物的)坟墓,陵墓,冢Synonym
grave
- The tomb washoneycombedwithpassagesandchambers.
- Forcenturiesthe tomblayinviolateuntil, bychance, it wasdiscoveredby twominers.
- His tomb wascoveredwith ayellowpatinaoflichen.
- When theyopenedup the tomb theyfoundtreasurebeyondtheirwildestdreams.
Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- burial ground
- catacomb
- cemetery
- charnel house
- churchyard
- columbarium
- crematorium
- crypt
- grave
- graveside
- graveyard
- mausoleum
- necropolis
- ossuary
- pyre
- resting place
- sepulchre
- the Pyramids
- vault