英语单词

grave是什么意思

grave

英[greɪv] |美[ɡrev]
    adj.重大的,重要的;严重的;[音乐]沉重的;(颜色等)朴素的
    adv.沉重地,庄重地;极慢地
    n.坟墓,墓穴;埋葬…的地方;下场;死亡
    vt.雕刻;铭记
日语:墓 法语:tombe 德语:Grab 韩语:무덤 俄语:tumba

牛津词典

noun

  1. 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。
  2. 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.

  1. 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。
  2. 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。


网络解释

adj. 重大的;严肃的;黯淡的 n. 墓穴,坟墓;死亡 vt. 雕刻;铭记 n. (Grave)人名;(英)格雷夫;(德、瑞典)格拉弗;(法)格拉夫;(俄、葡)格拉韦



词形变化

名词复数形式:graves 形容词最高级:gravest 形容词比较级:graver 现在分词:graving 过去式:graven 第三人称单数:graves 过去分词:graven



中文词源

grave 坟墓grave 重音符

来自PIE*ghrebh, 刮,挖,词源同carve, graph. 后该词主要指坟墓。来自PIE*gwere, 重,词源同barometer, guru, gravity. 用于音乐术语。



双语例句

  1. It is arguable that this was not as grave a handicap as it might appear
    有证据表明,这种残障不如看起来那么严重。
  2. A series of arrows points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.
    一连串的箭头指示着通往安德烈·萨哈罗夫的朴素的墓地的路。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
    兄弟之情会延续一辈子。
  6. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources
    由于资源的减少,大学正面临严峻的问题。
  7. 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。
  8. He expressed grave concern at American attitudes
    他对美国的态度表示严重关切。
  9. The gravedigger filled the grave.
    掘墓人把墓穴填上。
  10. Her face was so grave, I wondered for a moment if she'd found me out.
    她的表情如此严肃,我一时怀疑她是不是已经知道了我干的事。
  11. They used to visit her grave twice a year.
    他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。
  12. 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。
  13. He said that the situation in his country is very grave
    他说他的国家情况十分危急。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.
    她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave
    两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。
  20. There might be something beyond the grave, you know, and not nothingness.
    坟墓之外也许还有些什么,你知道,并非万事皆空。
  21. The country was passing through a grave crisis
    那个国家正在经历一场严重危机。
  22. 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。
  23. There is grave concern for the safety of witnesses
    人们非常担心证人的安全。
  24. She tore the rose apart and scattered the petals over the grave
    她掰开玫瑰花,将花瓣撒在坟墓上。
  25. We had to tip up the bed and the model was in grave danger of falling off it!
    我们不得不把床的一头掀起来,模型差点就从床上掉了下去!
  26. He lies in an unmarked grave at Elmton.
    他长眠在爱尔莫顿一处无名冢下。
  27. He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.
    他保持庄重威严的仪态。
  28. Had she heard the news, she would have smiled in her grave.
    她倘得知,当含笑九泉。
  29. Grave fears are felt for the safety of the missing airman.
    对失踪飞行员的安全甚为担忧。
  30. His grave is marked by a fine stela.
    他的墓前有一块精致的石碑。


语源

Old English græf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grafand German Grablate 15th cent. (originally of a wound in the sense severe, serious): from Old French graveor Latin gravisheavy, seriousOld English grafandig, of Germanic origin; related to German graben, Dutch gravendig and German begrabenbury, also to grave and groovelate Middle English: perhaps from French dialect grave, variant of Old French greveshore (because originally the ship would have been run aground)


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