grave

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英[ɡre?v , ɡrɑ?v]
美[ɡre?v , ɡrɑ?v]

基本釋義

adj.
重大的,重要的; 嚴重的; [音樂]沉重的; (顏色等)樸素的
n.
墳墓,墓穴; 埋葬…的地方; 下場; 死亡

詞性變化

實用例句

The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done.

如果不采取任何措施后果將會是非常嚴重的。

牛津詞典

The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety.

警方對失蹤孩子的安全深表關注。

牛津詞典

My father would turn in his grave if he knew.

我父親知道的話在九泉之下也會不得安寧的。

牛津詞典

She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .

她因抽煙而早逝。

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He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .

他緊跟著她離開了人世。

牛津詞典

Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?

人死后有來生嗎?

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There were flowers on the grave.

墳上有些花。

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We visited Grandma's grave.

我們給祖母掃了墓。

牛津詞典

He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles.

我傾訴我的苦惱時他心情沉重地點了點頭。

牛津詞典

Local people are gravely concerned.

當?shù)厝硕忌罡胁话病?/p>

牛津詞典

She is gravely ill.

她病得很重。

牛津詞典

He looked very grave as he entered the room.

他進屋時表情非常嚴肅。

牛津詞典

We were in grave danger.

我們處于極大的危險之中。

牛津詞典

The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done.

如果不采取任何措施后果將會是非常嚴重的。

牛津詞典

The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety.

警方對失蹤孩子的安全深表關注。

牛津詞典

My father would turn in his grave if he knew.

我父親知道的話在九泉之下也會不得安寧的。

牛津詞典

She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .

她因抽煙而早逝。

牛津詞典

He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .

他緊跟著她離開了人世。

牛津詞典

Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?

人死后有來生嗎?

牛津詞典

There were flowers on the grave.

墳上有些花。

牛津詞典

We visited Grandma's grave.

我們給祖母掃了墓。

牛津詞典

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,達爾文在九泉之下一定不得安寧。

The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.

這份雜志并非想斷送他的事業(yè),而他拒絕接受采訪就是在自毀前程。

Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.

她忐忑不安地審視著他異常嚴肅的臉色。

William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave...

威廉在屋頂上呆了一段時間,他下來的時候面色凝重。

I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story.

我對這些文件能否說明所有的問題深表懷疑。

He said that the situation in his country is very grave...

他說他的國家情況十分危急。

Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency.

大多數(shù)男人寧死都不愿承認有依賴感。

...drinking yourself to an early grave...

縱酒而自折其壽

They used to visit her grave twice a year.

他們以前每年去她的墓前憑吊兩次。

真題例句

"AI is hugely exciting," she said, "but it has limitations, which present grave dangers given uncritical use."

2019年6月六級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. death of a person;

    "he went to his grave without forgiving me"

    "from cradle to grave"

  • 2. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone);

    "he put flowers on his mother's grave"

  • 3. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Verb
  • 1. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it;

    "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"

  • 2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;

    "engrave a pen"

    "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"

Adjective
  • 1. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;

    "a grave God-fearing man"

    "a quiet sedate nature"

    "as sober as a judge"

    "a solemn promise"

    "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

  • 2. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

    "a dangerous operation"

    "a grave situation"

    "a grave illness"

    "grievous bodily harm"

    "a serious wound"

    "a serious turn of events"

    "a severe case of pneumonia"

    "a life-threatening disease"

  • 3. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;

    "grave responsibilities"

    "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"

    "a grievous fault"

    "heavy matters of state"

    "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

同義詞辨析

earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober

這些形容詞均有"嚴肅的"之意。

  • earnest: 指嚴肅,認真,含誠懇和熱情意味。
  • serious: 指具有關鍵、嚴肅或嚴重意義的事情。
  • grave: 側重嚴肅和尊嚴,需要認真思考,含令人擔憂意味。
  • severe: 指面孔的嚴肅,法律的嚴厲,傷病的嚴重。著重嚴厲性,無絲毫溫情。
  • solemn: 指人表情或場景氣氛嚴肅,側重威嚴名印象深刻。
  • sober: 側重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表現(xiàn)出的莊重。

grave, tomb, vault

這些名詞都有"墳墓,墓穴"之意。

  • grave: 一般的土墓,指埋葬尸體的場所。
  • tomb語氣比grave莊重,指有建筑工程的墳墓,可在地上,也可在地下。
  • vault: 指地下存放尸體或棺材的地方,也指用混凝土預制的墓穴。

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