grave

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。

Pronounced /greɪv/, except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced /grɑːv/. 义项5读作 /grɑːv/,除此外读作/greɪv/。


1. N-COUNT 墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处
   A grave is a place where a dead person is buried.
   1. They used to visit her grave twice a year.
      他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。
2. N-COUNT 死亡;终结
   You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave .
   1. ...drinking yourself to an early grave...
      纵酒而自折其寿
   2. 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 严重的；重大的；严峻的
   A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.
   1. He said that the situation in his country is very grave...
      他说他的国家情况十分危急。
   2. 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。
4. ADJ-GRADED 严肃的；表情沉重的
   A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.
   1. 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。
   2. Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.
      她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。
5. . 重音符;抑音符;沉音符
   In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'
6. PHRASE 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡
   If you say that someone is digging their own grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.
   1. 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。
7. PHRASE 九泉之下不得安宁
   If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
   1. 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。
8. from the cradle to the grave → see: cradle

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。

  grave barrow tomb vault【导航词义：坟墓】

  grave n. 坟墓，墓穴

〔辨析〕指一般的土墓。

  barrow n. 古坟，古冢

〔辨析〕指小山丘似的古墓，通常由泥土或石块堆成。

  tomb n. 坟墓，冢

〔辨析〕指有建筑工程的坟墓，比 grave 大，可在地上或地下。

  vault n. 墓穴，墓室

〔辨析〕常指教堂地下存放尸体或棺材之处，也指坟地的墓穴。

  solemn earnest grave serious【导航词义：严肃的，认真的】

  solemn adj. 严肃的，庄重的

〔辨析〕常指因发生不幸事件或处于庄重场合而非常严肃的，语义较强。

  earnest adj. 郑重其事的，非常认真的

〔辨析〕指人或举止认真而诚恳的。

  grave adj. 严肃的，表情凝重的

〔辨析〕尤指因发生重大或令人担心的事件而神情严肃的。

  serious adj. 严肃的，认真的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指非常认真而并非开玩笑的，也指人神情严肃的或事情需要认真考虑的。

n.

turn in his/her grave

• 九泉之下不得安宁
  likely to be very shocked or angry
  1. My father would turn in his grave if he knew.
     我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。

from the cradle to the grave

• 一生；一世；从生到死
  a way of referring to the whole of a person's life, from birth until death

dig your own grave

dig a grave for yourself

• 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡；自己害自己
  to do sth that will have very harmful results for you

have one foot in the grave

• 行将就木；命不久矣；大去之期不远
  to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer

noun

1. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
   1. he put flowers on his mother's grave

   Synonym:    tomb

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

   Synonym:    grave accent

3. death of a person
   1. he went to his grave without forgiving me
   2. from cradle to grave

verb

1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   1. engrave a pen
   2. engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
   3. the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree

   Synonym:    scratchengraveinscribe

2. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
   1. She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

   Synonym:    sculptsculpture

adj

1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   1. a dangerous operation
   2. a grave situation
   3. a grave illness
   4. grievous bodily harm
   5. a serious wound
   6. a serious turn of events
   7. a severe case of pneumonia
   8. a life-threatening disease

   Synonym:    dangerousgrievousseriousseverelife-threatening

2. of great gravity or crucial import
   1. grave responsibilities
   2. faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
   3. a grievous fault
   4. heavy matters of state
   5. the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference

   Synonym:    grievousheavyweighty

3. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
   1. a grave God-fearing man
   2. a quiet sedate nature
   3. as sober as a judge
   4. a solemn promise
   5. the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence

   Synonym:    sedatesobersolemn