grave

英 [ɡreɪv , ɡrɑːv]

美 [ɡreɪv , ɡrɑːv]

n.  坟墓; 墓穴; 坟头; 死亡; 去世; 逝世
adj.  严重的; 重大的; 严峻的; 深切的; 严肃的; 庄严的; 表情沉重的
n.  钝重音符; 沉音符; 抑音符
vt.  雕刻; 铭记

复数：graves　最高级：gravest　比较级：graver　现在分词：graving　过去式：graven　第三人称单数：graves　过去分词：graven　

CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM4TEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3630 / COCA.3358

同义词辨析

gravebarrowtombvault【导航词义：坟墓】

solemnearnestgraveserious【导航词义：严肃的，认真的】

习惯用语

n.

turn in his/her grave
• 九泉之下不得安宁
  likely to be very shocked or angry
• 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 cradle to the grave
• 一生；一世；从生到死
  a way of referring to the whole of a person's life, from birth until death
dig your own gravedig a grave for yourself
• 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡；自己害自己
  to do sth that will have very harmful results for you
have one foot in the grave
• 行将就木；命不久矣；大去之期不远
  to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer

牛津词典

noun

• 坟墓；墓穴；坟头
  a place in the ground where a dead person is buried
  1. We visited Grandma's grave.
     我们给祖母扫了墓。
  2. There were flowers on the grave.
     坟上有些花。
• 死亡；去世；逝世
  death; a person's death
  1. Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?
     人死后有来生吗？
  2. He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .
     他紧跟着她离开了人世。
  3. She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .
     她因抽烟而早逝。

adj.

• 严重的；重大的；严峻的；深切的
  very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. We were in grave danger.
     我们处于极大的危险之中。
• 严肃的；庄严的；表情沉重的
  serious in manner, as if sth sad, important or worrying has just happened
  1. He looked very grave as he entered the room.
     他进屋时表情非常严肃。

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

• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
  1. he put flowers on his mother's grave
  Synonym:tomb
• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
  Synonym:grave accent
• death of a person
  1. he went to his grave without forgiving me
  2. from cradle to grave

verb

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  1. engrave a pen
  2. engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
  3. the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
  Synonym:scratchengraveinscribe
• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
  1. She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
  Synonym:sculptsculpture

adj

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
  1. a dangerous operation
  2. a grave situation
  3. a grave illness
  4. grievous bodily harm
  5. a serious wound
  6. a serious turn of events
  7. a severe case of pneumonia
  8. a life-threatening disease
  Synonym:dangerousgrievousseriousseverelife-threatening
• of great gravity or crucial import
  1. grave responsibilities
  2. faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
  3. a grievous fault
  4. heavy matters of state
  5. the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
  Synonym:grievousheavyweighty
• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
  1. a grave God-fearing man
  2. a quiet sedate nature
  3. as sober as a judge
  4. a solemn promise
  5. the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
  Synonym:sedatesobersolemn

双语例句

• 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。
• There is grave concern for the safety of witnesses
  人们非常担心证人的安全。
• You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all to a potential rival.
  将一切都透露给潜在的竞争对手只会给自己帮倒忙。
• He did die a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave.
  他死的时候一文不名，葬在一处无名墓穴中。
• The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given
  总理反驳说他对自己所收到的那些建议颇为顾虑。
• The country was passing through a grave crisis
  那个国家正在经历一场严重危机。
• It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
  在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• The gravedigger filled the grave.
  掘墓人把墓穴填上。
• He expressed grave concern at American attitudes
  他对美国的态度表示严重关切。
• Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.
  她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。