plural morgues
plural morgues
Learner's definition of MORGUE
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1
: a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated停尸房;太平间 -
the city morgue城市停尸房
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a hospital morgue医院太平间
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often used figuratively or in the phrase like a morgue to describe a place that is very quiet and sad常用作比喻或用于短语like a morgue,形容某个安静阴森的地方 — called also (chiefly British) mortuary
2
US : a place in the editorial offices of a newspaper, magazine, etc., where old articles and other documents are kept(报社、杂志社等的)资料室,档案库