ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRAVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, shallow深墓穴;淺墓穴◇The body was found in a shallow grave.這具屍體是在一個淺墓穴中發現的。➤open敞開的墓穴◇The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.哀悼者把鮮花投進未掩埋的墓穴。➤fresh, freshly dug新墓穴;新挖的墓穴▸➤unmarked無碑刻的墳墓◇His body is buried in an unmarked grave.他的屍體埋在一個沒有標記的墳墓中。➤common, communal, mass公共墓地;集體墓地;萬人塚◇A mass grave has been discovered outside the town.城外發現了一個萬人坑。➤watery葬身水中◇He rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).他把她從水中救起。➤early過早死去◇She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).她因吸煙而過早離世。VERB + GRAVE➤dig挖掘墓穴▸➤mark標記墓穴◇The grave was marked by a simple headstone.墳墓上只豎着一塊簡陋的墓碑。➤desecrate褻瀆墳墓◇Some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.一些墓穴被人肆意破壞了。➤visit上墳;掃墓◇Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.他每次回家都給母親上墳。PREPOSITION➤beyond the grave死後◇The old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.這個老太太死後仍影響着全家。➤in a/the grave在墓中◇I'll be in my grave by the time that happens!到那時候我已經命喪黃泉了!➤on a/the grave在墳上◇She puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every Sunday.她每週日都要在丈夫的墳頭上放一些鮮花。