| 单词 | grave |
| 释义 | grave nounadjective | verb + grave | preposition adjective➤deep, shallow深墓穴；浅墓穴◆the body was found in a shallow grave.这具尸体是在一个浅墓穴中发现的。➤open敞开的墓穴◆the mourners threw flowers into the open grave.哀悼者把鲜花投进未掩埋的墓穴。➤fresh, freshly dug新墓穴；新挖的墓穴▸➤unmarked无碑刻的坟墓◆his body is buried in an unmarked grave.他的尸体埋在一个没有标记的坟墓中。➤common, communal, mass公共墓地；集体墓地；万人冢◆a mass grave has been discovered outside the town.城外发现了一个万人坑。➤watery葬身水中◆he rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).他把她从水中救起。➤early过早死去◆she smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).她因吸烟而过早离世。verb + grave➤dig挖掘墓穴▸➤mark标记墓穴◆the grave was marked by a simple headstone.坟墓上只竖着一块简陋的墓碑。➤desecrate亵渎坟墓◆some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.一些墓穴被人肆意破坏了。➤visit上坟；扫墓◆whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.他每次回家都给母亲上坟。preposition➤beyond the grave死后◆the old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.这个老太太死后仍影响着全家。➤in a/the grave在墓中◆i'll be in my grave by the time that happens!到那时候我已经命丧黄泉了！➤on a/the grave在坟上◆she puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every sunday.她每周日都要在丈夫的坟头上放一些鲜花。grave (formal) very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried严重的；严峻的；深切的◆i fear you are making a very grave mistake.恐怕你正在犯一个严重错误。◆the police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety.警方对失踪孩子的安全深表关切。◆we were in grave danger.我们处于极大的危险之中。ⓘ grave is used with such words as error, mistake, offence and violation to talk about things that people do wrong. grave is also used with words like concern, doubt, misgivings, reservations, suspicions and worries to talk about strong feelings that people have when they are worrying about sth. when grave is used to talk about situations, it is often used with such words as consequences, danger, implications, problems, risk and threat. * grave 可与 error、mistake、offence 和 violation 等词连用，指严重的错误。grave 也可与 concern、 doubt、misgiving、reservation、suspicion 和 worry 等词连用，指对某事深切的担忧。grave 还常与 consequence、danger、implication、problem、risk 和 threat 等词连用，表示情况严峻。 ➡ see also gravity → importance ▸ gravely adverb◆local people are gravely concerned.当地人都深感不安。grave (rather formal, written) (of a person) serious in manner, as if sth sad, important or worrying has just happened（人）严肃的，表情沉重的◆he looked very grave as he entered the room.他进屋时表情非常严肃。▸ gravely adverb◆he nodded gravely as i poured out my troubles.我倾诉苦恼时他表情沉重地点了点头。grave¹/greɪv ||; grev/noun [c] the place where a dead body is buried 坟墓: ◇i put some flowers on my grandmother's grave. 我在祖母的坟上放了一些鲜花。 ☞look at tomb. 参看tomb。 have one foot in the grave→foot¹grave²/greɪv ||; grev/adj (formal 正式) 1. bad or serious 坏的；严重的: ◇these events could have grave consequences for us all. 这些事件可能给我们大家带来严重的后果。◇the children were in grave danger. 孩子们的处境极其危险。 2. (used about people) sad or serious （指人）忧愁的，严肃的 ☞noun gravity. serious is much more common for both senses. 名词为gravity。就上述两个义项来说，serious常用得多。 ➔gravely adv gravely ill 病得很重 gravesee ⇨ serious 1,7☞ grave¹☞ grave² |
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