cemetery
noun[C]
uk/ˈsem.ə.tri/us/ˈsem.ə.ter.i/B2
anareaofgroundin whichdeadbodiesareburied
(尤指不靠近教堂的)公墓,墓地Synonyms
burial ground
graveyard
necropolis
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- Hisfatherisburiedin the cemetery on thehill.
- We cameacrossarun-downcemetery,fulloftumbledgravestones.
- At thefarsideof the cemetery agroupofmournersstoodin acirclearound thegrave.
- He goes down to the cemetery everyweektolayflowerson hergrave.
- He is inchargeof alargemunicipalcemetery on theoutskirtsof thecity.
Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- burial ground
- catacomb
- charnel house
- churchyard
- columbarium
- crematorium
- crypt
- grave
- graveside
- graveyard
- mausoleum
- necropolis
- ossuary
- pyre
- resting place
- sepulchre
- the Pyramids
- tomb
- vault