grave

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¹ grave /ˈgreɪv/ noun

plural graves

¹ grave

/ˈgreɪv/

noun

plural graves

Learner's definition of GRAVE

[count]

: a hole in the ground for burying a dead body坟墓；墓穴

dig a grave挖墓穴
The casket was lowered into the grave.棺材被下放到墓穴中。
He was buried in a shallow grave.他被埋进了一个浅墓穴中。
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。
A headstone marks her son's grave.一块墓碑标明那是她儿子的墓穴。
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

The company founder must be turning in his grave because of the changes we've made.看到我们所做的改变，公司创始人一定在九泉之下不得安宁。

— 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。
He believes that there is life beyond the grave. [=that there is life after death]他相信会有来世。
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。
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]

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。
His carelessness could have grave consequences.他的粗心可能导致严重后果。
They have placed themselves in grave danger.他们将自己置于严峻的危险中。
I have grave doubts about this plan.我对此计划深表怀疑。
suffering from a grave illness患重病

: serious and formal in appearance or manner严肃的；庄重的

The judge issued his ruling with a grave expression.法官神情严肃地宣布了判决结果。

/ˈgrɑːv/ of an accent mark : having the form `带钝重音符（`）的

The French word père is written with a grave accent over the first e.法语单词père书写时第一个e上带有一个钝重音符。

— compare acute 7

— gravely

adverb

My mother is gravely [=seriously] ill.我母亲病得很严重。
He shook his head gravely.他严肃地摇了摇头。

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