| 单词 | grave |
| 释义 | nounadjectivenoun🔑 grave1 BrE /ɡreɪv/ NAmE /ɡreɪv/ ➡ see also grave2noun 🔑 a place in the ground where a dead person is buried 坟墓；墓穴；坟头◆ We visited Grandma's grave . 我们给祖母扫了墓。◆ There were flowers on the grave . 坟上有些花。[sing. ] (oftenthe grave ) (usuallyliterary ) death ; a person's death 死亡；去世；逝世◆ Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death )? 人死后有来生吗？◆ He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her ). 他紧跟着她离开了人世。◆ She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking ). 她因抽烟而早逝。ashes , cemetery , coffin , cremation , die , funeral , grave 1, hearse , morgue , mourn ● turn in his /her ˈgrave (BrE ) (NAmE alsoroll (over ) in his /her ˈgrave ) (of a person who is dead 亡者) likely to be very shocked or angry 九泉之下不得安宁◆ My father would turn in his grave if he knew . 我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。● from the ˌcradle to the ˈgrave a way of referring to the whole of a person's life , from birth until death 一生；一世；从生到死● dig your own ˈgrave ● dig a ˈgrave for yourself to do sth that will have very harmful results for you 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡；自己害自己● have ˌone foot in the ˈgrave (informal ) to be so old or ill /sick that you are not likely to live much longer 行将就木；命不久矣；大去之期不远🔑 grave1 BrE /ɡreɪv/ NAmE /ɡreɪv/ ➡ see also grave2adjective (graver , grav·est ) (formal ) 🔑 (of situations , feelings , etc .形势、感情等) very serious and important ; giving you a reason to feel worried 严重的；重大的；严峻的；深切的◆ The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety . 警方对失踪孩子的安全深表关注。◆ The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done . 如果不采取任何措施，后果将会是非常严重的。◆ We were in grave danger . 我们处于极大的危险之中。(of people 人) serious in manner , as if sth sad , important or worrying has just happened 严肃的；庄严的；表情沉重的◆ He looked very grave as he entered the room . 他进入房间时表情非常严肃。 ➡ see also gravityseriousgrave ⬥ earnest ⬥ solemnThese words all describe sb who thinks and behaves carefully and sensibly, but often without much joy or laughter.以上各词均形容人严肃、稳重、认真。serious thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not laughing about sth指严肃的、稳重的、认真的：◆He's not really a very serious person.他并不真是一个非常严肃的人。◆Be serious for a moment; this is important.严肃点儿，这件事很重要。grave(ratherformal ) (of a person) serious in manner, as if sth sad, important, or worrying has just happened指人严肃、庄严、沉重：◆He looked very grave as he entered the room.他进屋时表情非常严肃。earnest serious and sincere指认真的、诚实的、真诚的：◆The earnest young doctor answered all our questions.这个认真的年轻医生回答了我们所有的问题。solemn looking or sounding very serious, without smiling; done or said in a very serious and sincere way指表情严肃的、冷峻的、庄严的、郑重的：◆Her expression grew solemn.她的表情显得严肃起来。◆I made a solemn promise that I would return.我郑重承诺过我会回来的。Patternsa(n) serious/grave/earnest/solemn expression/facea serious/solemn mood/atmosphere▸ grave·ly 🔑 BrE /ˈɡreɪvli/ NAmE /ˈɡreɪvli/ adverb ◆ She is gravely ill . 她病得很重。◆ Local people are gravely concerned . 当地人都深感不安。◆ He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles . 我倾诉我的苦恼时他心情沉重地点了点头。grave2 BrE /ɡrɑːv/ NAmE /ɡrɑːv/ (also ˌgrave ˈaccent ) noun a mark placed over a vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced , as over the e in the French word père 钝重音符，沉音符，抑音符（标在元音上面表发音） ➡ compare acute accent, circumflex, tilde (1 ) , umlaut ➡ see also grave1 |
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