grave - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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grave

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRAVE | PREPOSITION

ADJECTIVE

➤deep, shallow深墓穴；淺墓穴

◇The body was found in a shallow grave.這具屍體是在一個淺墓穴中發現的。

➤open敞開的墓穴

◇The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.哀悼者把鮮花投進未掩埋的墓穴。

➤fresh, freshly dug新墓穴；新挖的墓穴

▸➤unmarked無碑刻的墳墓

◇His body is buried in an unmarked grave.他的屍體埋在一個沒有標記的墳墓中。

➤common, communal, mass公共墓地；集體墓地；萬人塚

◇A mass grave has been discovered outside the town.城外發現了一個萬人坑。

➤watery葬身水中

◇He rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).他把她從水中救起。

➤early過早死去

◇She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).她因吸煙而過早離世。

VERB + GRAVE

➤dig挖掘墓穴

▸➤mark標記墓穴

◇The grave was marked by a simple headstone.墳墓上只豎着一塊簡陋的墓碑。

➤desecrate褻瀆墳墓

◇Some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.一些墓穴被人肆意破壞了。

➤visit上墳；掃墓

◇Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.他每次回家都給母親上墳。

PREPOSITION

➤beyond the grave死後

◇The old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.這個老太太死後仍影響着全家。

➤in a/the grave在墓中

◇I'll be in my grave by the time that happens!到那時候我已經命喪黃泉了！

➤on a/the grave在墳上

◇She puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every Sunday.她每週日都要在丈夫的墳頭上放一些鮮花。