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单词 cremation
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cremation
noun[CorU]
uk
/krɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/krɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
theactofburningadeadbody, or apartof afuneralceremonyin which this is done:
火化，火葬
My dad's cremation was asadaffair.我父亲的火化是一件悲伤的事情。
Manypeoplechoosecremationratherthanburial.许多人选择火葬而不是土葬。
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cremate
More examples
  • Noburialor cremation can takeplacewithout acertificatesignedby a thecoroneror anattendingphysician.
  • Thechurchservicewill befollowedby ashortcremationceremony.
  • Theprocessof cremationtakesabout two and ahalfhours.
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(Definition ofcremationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcremation

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The suggestion that cremations represent individuals of lesser social status is consequently questionable.
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Fortunately, cemetery managers were not generally resistant tocremation.
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Cremationwas impossible because the money needed for wood for the funeral pyre, 300 to 400 rupees, was lacking.
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The two barrows with middle bronze age cremations both have shallow ditches, interrupted by a causeway to the south.
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Furthermore, it was clear that thecremationmovement needed the full co-operation of the cemetery profession in order to advance its case.
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Some of the bone, especially the mastoid process of one adult male, showed evidence ofcremation.
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The police was informed only after a day of theircremation.
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The bones of the three individuals buried in this tomb also indicatecremation.
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The variations and changes concern the specific grave goods and burial orientations, the peripheral structures and the choice betweencremationand inhumation.
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This barrow contained a centralcremationand a series of burials which clustered around the ditch terminals.
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Again there was one centralcremationand a further concentration of burials outside the 'entrance' to this monument.
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Cooking in a pot involves containment, but in contrast, roasting andcremationare uncontained activities.
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Among these are volumes commemorating deceased persons which are distributed to participants atcremationceremonies.
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The complete lack of evidence of traces of fire inside the chamber indicates thatcremationtook place outside the tombs.
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Replacement of inhumation withcremationmight suggest stronger connections to spatially explicit resources.
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