- 词义辨析
grave, tomb
grave和tomb均指埋葬尸体的“坟墓”。
1.grave指一般的“土墓”; tomb可译为“陵墓”,是坟墓的雅称,指建在地下的墓室,也可是一种带墓碑的建筑,既可安放死者,又可作纪念物。
2.tomb表示“坟墓”时,比grave更庄重,在说“扫墓”时,多用tomb。
3.grave作“死”及“死亡”解时,一般不用tomb代替。
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
来自PIE*ghrebh，刮，挖，词源同carve,graph.后该词主要指坟墓。
对比记忆法
词根“grav”的意思是“重”。
aggravate = ag + grav + ate表加重，加剧。
grave表严重的，
gravity表重力，
grieve表悲伤，悲痛，
grief是grieve的名词。
我们看到，词根“lev”和“grav”意义相反，其构成的单词alleviate，relieve，relief和aggravate，grieve，grief意义也恰好相反。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- tombn.坟墓;墓穴;墓碑;死亡;
- importantadj.重要的;有声望的;
- seriousadj.严重的;令人担忧的;重要的;严肃的;认真的;庄重的;大量的;
- thoughtfuladj.沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的，深思熟虑的;
- weightyadj.重大的，重要的，严重的;
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adj.
- 知识拓展
重要短语
watery grave葬身鱼腹，溺死
grave concern严重关切
mass grave乱葬冈；集体埋葬的墓地
rise from the grave死后复活(源自《圣经》)
- 双语例句 更多例句
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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It was as quite as a grave in there, you could just hear the wind moving the trees.
那里一片死寂, 你能听到风吹动树叶的声音.
《简明英汉词典》
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。
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- 相关词组
- as grave as an owl摆出一付严肃的神气，板起脸孔;
- as grave as a judge摆出一付严肃的神气，板起脸孔;
- serve as a grave warning引以为戒；引为深戒;
- mass grave乱葬冈；集体埋葬的墓地;万人坑
- approaching one's grave日薄西山;
- path leading to a grave墓道;
- rise from the grave死后复活(源自《圣经》)
- as silent as the grave守口如瓶;
- from the cradle to the grave一生;一世;从生到死
- From the cradle to the grave is but a day's journey朝生暮死
- grave concern严重关切;
- grave as a judge摆出一付严肃的神气，板起脸孔;铁面无私;
- grave mound坟头；坟堆；土冢;
- be in grave danger千钧一发;
- watery grave溺死，葬身鱼腹;
- dig one's own grave自取灭亡;
- very grave深重；深重的;
- turn in one's grave死后不得安生;死不瞑目;
- grave delirium[医] 重症谵妄，急性谵妄;
- grave accent抑音符；沉音符
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- let me do it for you 让我来替你做;让我来帮你吧
- Europe n.欧洲;欧盟;（除英国以外的）全欧洲;除英国外的欧洲国家;
- pianist n.钢琴家;钢琴师;钢琴演奏者;
- wise adj.充满智慧的;明智的;
- gucci n.古驰(意大利服装名牌);古琦;古奇；古琦；古奇欧·古驰
- resist v.反对;抵制;忍住;经得起;
- offline adj.未连线的;未联机的;脱机的;离线的;
- kindergarten n.学前班;幼儿园;
- friction n.摩擦;冲突，不和;摩擦力;
- FU abbr.Fordham University 大学;Fisk University 菲斯克大学;Friends University 友谊大学;Furman University 福门大学;
- baby n.婴儿，幼崽;最年幼的成员;幼稚的人;宝贝儿;adj.（蔬菜）幼嫩的;
- Wago n.瓦戈；和五（名）
