grave, tomb
grave和tomb均指埋葬尸体的“坟墓”。
1.grave指一般的“土墓”; tomb可译为“陵墓”,是坟墓的雅称,指建在地下的墓室,也可是一种带墓碑的建筑,既可安放死者,又可作纪念物。
2.tomb表示“坟墓”时,比grave更庄重,在说“扫墓”时,多用tomb。
3.grave作“死”及“死亡”解时,一般不用tomb代替。
grave, tomb
grave和tomb均指埋葬尸体的“坟墓”。
1.grave指一般的“土墓”; tomb可译为“陵墓”,是坟墓的雅称,指建在地下的墓室,也可是一种带墓碑的建筑,既可安放死者,又可作纪念物。
2.tomb表示“坟墓”时,比grave更庄重,在说“扫墓”时,多用tomb。
3.grave作“死”及“死亡”解时,一般不用tomb代替。
The police had to get special permission to open up the grave.
警察必须在获得特准后,才能打开这座坟墓.
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She tore the rose apart and scattered the petals over the grave.
她掰开玫瑰花,将花瓣撒在坟墓上。
柯林斯例句
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。
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A series of arrows points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.
一连串的箭头指示着通往安德烈·萨哈罗夫的朴素的墓地的路。
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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。
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The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
兄弟之情会延续一辈子。
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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。
——柯林斯例句
How many years can a person live from the cradle to the grave?
人从生到死能活多少年?
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He drank himself into an early grave.
他因喝酒过度而过早死去.
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This heavy rain could have grave consequences.
这场大雨会造成严重后果.
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The matter here is of grave concern to us all.
正被考虑中的事对大家都非常重要.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
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。
——柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all to a potential rival.
将一切都透露给潜在的竞争对手只会给自己帮倒忙。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project.
我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑.
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The old man's grave is made of granite.
那老人的墓是用花岗石造的.
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The old man has one foot in the grave.
那位老人已是风烛残年.
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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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
You are just digging your own grave if you go on smoking so heavily.
你再抽这么多烟,那你就是自掘坟墓.
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It was as quite as a grave in there, you could just hear the wind moving the trees.
那里一片死寂, 你能听到风吹动树叶的声音.
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He lies in an unmarked grave at Elmton.
他长眠在爱尔莫顿一处无名冢下。
柯林斯例句
I had grave misgivings about making the trip.
对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
You can't be so bad. It's to make your grandmother turn in her grave.
你不能如此坏, 那会让你的祖母死不瞑目.
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The grave was marked by a simple headstone.
坟墓用了一块简陋的墓碑来标记.
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She laid flowers on the grave.
她把花放在坟上.
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Let us rest his body in his family grave.
我们把他的遗体安放在他的祖坟中吧.
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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。
柯林斯例句
We visited Grandma's grave.
我们给祖母扫了墓。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The situation was grave.
情况是严重的.
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