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graves

美 [greɪvz]英 [greɪvz]
  • n.坟墓;墓穴;死亡;去世;坟头;逝世
  • n.抑音符;沉音符;钝重音符
  • grave的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 2
    N-COUNT 墓穴;坟墓;埋葬处
    A grave is a place where a dead person is buried.

    They used to visit her grave twice a year.

    他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 死亡;终结
    You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave .

    ...drinking yourself to an early grave...

    纵酒而自折其寿

  • 4
    ADJ-GRADED 严重的;重大的;严峻的
    A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.

    He said that the situation in his country is very grave...

    他说他的国家情况十分危急。

  • They had gravely impaired the credibility of the government.

    他们严重地损害了政府的信誉。

  • 6
    ADJ-GRADED 严肃的;表情沉重的
    A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.

    William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave...

    威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间,他下来的时候面色凝重。

  • 'I think I've covered that business more than adequately,' he said gravely.

    “我想我已经把那件事说得够详细了,”他正色说道。

  • 8
    ADJ . 重音符;抑音符;沉音符
    In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'

  • 9
    PHRASE 自掘坟墓;自取灭亡
    If you say that someone is digging their own grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.

    The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.

    这份杂志并非想断送他的事业,而他拒绝接受采访就是在自毁前程。

  • 10
    PHRASE 九泉之下不得安宁
    If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.

    Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.

    一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事,达尔文在九泉之下一定不得安宁。

  • 11
    from the cradle to the grave→ see:cradle

noun

1
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
Synonym: Robert Graves Robert Ranke Graves

数据来源:WordNet

  1. His name was so terrifying that the dead would be made quake in their graves .

    他的名字太恐怖了,连坟墓中的死人听后都会发抖。

  2. The leafy , spreading trees were planted on graves and as part of traditional rituals .

    这种树叶茂盛、枝条伸展的树木种植于坟墓片边,作为传统仪式的一部分。

  3. My father would turn in his grave if he knew .

    我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。

  4. The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done .

    如果不采取任何措施后果将会是非常严重的。

  5. The country 's economy is now in grave peril .

    现在,这个国家的经济陷入了严重危机。

  6. Is there life beyond the grave ?

    人死后有来生吗?

  7. These words are carved on the stone beside his grave .

    在他的墓碑上刻着这样的话。

  8. He was looking correctly grave .

    他表情严肃得体。

  9. I had grave misgivings about making the trip .

    对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。

  10. They stood in silent homage around the grave .

    他们恭敬地站在坟墓周围致默哀礼。

  11. There were flowers on the grave .

    坟上有些花。

  12. He was buried in an unmarked grave .

    他埋在一处无名冢下。

  13. Relatives laid wreaths on the grave .

    死者亲属在墓前献了花圈。

  14. She was rescued from a watery grave .

    她从龙王爷那里被救了回来。

  15. He said that the situation in his country is very grave

    他说他的国家情况十分危急。

  16. They used to visit her grave twice a year .

    他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。

  17. He might burn himself out and go to an early grave .

    他可能会因为劳累过度而英年早逝。

  18. Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave

    两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。

  19. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources

    由于资源的减少,大学正面临严峻的问题。

  20. I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story .

    我对这些文件能否说明所有的问题深表怀疑。

  21. The country was passing through a grave crisis

    那个国家正在经历一场严重危机。

  22. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger .

    在他看来,西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。

  23. Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency .

    大多数男人宁死都不愿承认有依赖感。

  24. There is grave concern for the safety of witnesses

    人们非常担心证人的安全。

  25. There might be something beyond the grave , you know , and not nothingness .

    坟墓之外也许还有些什么,你知道,并非万事皆空。

  26. He expressed grave concern at American attitudes

    他对美国的态度表示严重关切。

  27. William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave

    威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间,他下来的时候面色凝重。

  28. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave .

    兄弟之情会延续一辈子。

  29. Her face was so grave , I wondered for a moment if she 'd found me out .

    她的表情如此严肃,我一时怀疑她是不是已经知道了我干的事。

  30. Anxiously , she examined his unusually grave face .

    她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。