grave

🇺🇸 /ɡreɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ɡreɪv/
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标签 TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

a hole in the ground where a dead body is buried

We put flowers on the grave to remember the person who died.

我们在坟墓上放花,以纪念逝去的人。

C1

a word for death or someone's death

His bad habits brought him to an early grave.

他的坏习惯让他早早离世。

R

a mark over a vowel to show how to say it, like in French words

The grave accent changes how the vowel sounds in some languages.

重音符在某些语言中会改变元音的发音。

adjective
C1

very serious and worrying

The doctor said his condition was grave and needed immediate help.

医生说他的情况很严重,需要立即帮助。

R

looking serious, like something bad has happened

Her grave expression made us worry that something was wrong.

她严肃的表情让我们担心出了什么问题。

translation

n. 坟墓, 死亡, 重音符号
adj. 严重的, 严肃的

词形变化

Comparative graver
Superlative gravest
Plural graves