graves

英 [greɪvz]

美 [greɪvz]

n.  坟墓; 墓穴; 坟头; 死亡; 去世; 逝世
n.  钝重音符; 沉音符; 抑音符
grave的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /greɪv/, except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced /grɑːv/. 义项5读作 /grɑːv/,除此外读作/greɪv/。


• N-COUNT 墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处
  Agraveis a place where a dead person is buried.
  1. They used to visit her grave twice a year.
     他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。
• N-COUNT 死亡;终结
  You can refer to some-one's death as theirgraveor to death asthe grave.
  1. ...drinking yourself to an early grave...
     纵酒而自折其寿
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 严重的；重大的；严峻的
  Agraveevent or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.
  1. He said that the situation in his country is very grave...
     他说他的国家情况十分危急。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 严肃的；表情沉重的
  Agraveperson is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.
  1. William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave...
     威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间，他下来的时候面色凝重。
  2. Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.
     她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。
• . 重音符;抑音符;沉音符
  In some languages such as French, agraveaccent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'
• PHRASE 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡
  If you say that someoneis diggingtheirown grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.
  1. The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.
     这份杂志并非想断送他的事业，而他拒绝接受采访就是在自毁前程。
• PHRASE 九泉之下不得安宁
  If you say that someone who is dead wouldturn intheirgrave atsomething that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
  1. 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。
• from the cradle to the grave→ see:cradle

英英释义

noun

• English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
  Synonym:Robert GravesRobert Ranke Graves

双语例句

• A party of census officials had disappeared and been found in shallow graves.
  一队人口普查人员失踪了，后来被发现埋在一个浅浅的坟坑里。
• A diffusely enlarged thyroid gland associated with hyperthyroidism is known as Grave's disease.
  Graves病典型的病变是甲状腺弥漫性对称性肿大，当然伴有甲状腺功能亢进。
• And a mystery from the Old West concerning empty graves, a faraway homeland and long-forgotten papers.
  古老西部的神秘的空墓，和遥远的故土以及被长期遗忘的文件。
• On this day, the whole family visit the graves of their deceased relatives and ancestors.
  这一天，全家人会到过世的亲人和祖先的坟墓。
• Graves are a mix of gravels, clay and sand carried out by the river.
  它混合着碎石、土和河流带来的沙子。
• The complex houses the graves of the emperor, his wife, and other royalty.
  整个陵墓中包含了皇帝、妃以及其他皇室成员的墓穴。
• Graves: Yes. But the way, did you find out who betrayed you in North Korea?
  格拉夫：是的，但你找到在朝鲜出卖你的人了吗？
• The man's first name was graves.
  这个人名字的第一个字是格拉夫斯。
• The Research on Cell and Humor Immunologic Derangement in Patients with Graves Disease
  Graves病患者细胞和体液免疫紊乱的研究
• Do you do that at the graves of your relatives?
  你在你亲戚的坟前也做过这些事吗？