plural graves
plural graves
Learner's definition of GRAVE
[count]
1
: a hole in the ground for burying a dead body坟墓；墓穴 -
dig a grave挖墓穴
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The casket was lowered into the grave.棺材被下放到墓穴中。
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He was buried in a shallow grave.他被埋进了一个浅墓穴中。
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We went to the cemetery to visit my aunt's grave. [=to visit the place where my aunt's body is buried]我们前往公墓给姑妈扫墓。
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A headstone marks her son's grave.一块墓碑标明那是她儿子的墓穴。
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grave robbers [=people who dig up a buried body to steal the things that were buried with it]盗墓者
◊ When people think that a dead person would be very shocked or upset to see something that is happening now, they say that person is or must be turning/spinning in his/her grave or US turning over in his/her grave or US rolling (over) in his/her grave.九泉之下不得安宁
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used to talk about death去世；死亡 -
She took her secrets with her to the grave. [=she died without telling anyone her secrets]她把她的秘密带进了坟墓。
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He believes that there is life beyond the grave. [=that there is life after death]他相信会有来世。
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A hard life drove him to an early grave. [=caused him to die when he was fairly young]艰难的生活使他英年早逝。
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She went to her grave [=she died] a lonely and bitter woman.她孤独痛苦地离开了人世。
dig your own grave
— see 1dig
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
— see 1cradle
have one foot in the grave
— see 1foot 2 grave /ˈgreɪv/ adjective
graver; gravest
2 grave
/ˈgreɪv/
adjective
graver; gravest
Learner's definition of GRAVE
[also more grave; most grave]
1
formal : very serious : requiring or causing serious thought or concern严重的；严峻的 -
This violation of school rules is a grave matter.这次违反校规是件严重的事情。
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His carelessness could have grave consequences.他的粗心可能导致严重后果。
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They have placed themselves in grave danger.他们将自己置于严峻的危险中。
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I have grave doubts about this plan.我对此计划深表怀疑。
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suffering from a grave illness患重病
2
: serious and formal in appearance or manner严肃的；庄重的 3
/ˈgrɑːv/ of an accent mark : having the form `带钝重音符（`）的 — compare acute 7