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grave n.墓穴,坟墓 adj.严重的,(颜色)黯淡的,(声音)低沉的 v.雕刻,铭记 Grave is used as an adjective, too. It can describe something serious, or of great importance. If a situation is grave, it is serious and sad, like when a loved one is very sick. Grave can also describe causing fear or anxiety. If you are in grave danger, your personal safety is threatened. If you have a grave personality, you are solemn and dignified and don't joke around very much. ★★★☆☆ 2005.2

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[greiv] A grave is the place where a body is buried. Usually, a grave is dug in the ground, and a stone with information about the deceased person marks its location. Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves. 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 可数名词]墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处 A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. 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 可数名词]死亡；终结 You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave .   [oft to N]...drinking yourself to an early grave...纵酒而自折其寿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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严重的；重大的；严峻的 A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying. He said that the situation in his country is very grave...他说他的国家情况十分危急。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。gravelyThey had gravely impaired the credibility of the government.他们严重地损害了政府的信誉。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严肃的；表情沉重的 A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour. 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。Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。gravely'I think I've covered that business more than adequately,' he said gravely.“我想我已经把那件事说得够详细了，”他正色说道。5[ADJ 形容词]. 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'   [ADJ n]6[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V and N inflect]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 短语]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.   [V and N inflect]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；

英语单词	grave
英美音标	[greiv]
中文释义	n.墓穴,坟墓 adj.严重的,(颜色)黯淡的,(声音)低沉的 v.雕刻,铭记
vocab简明	A grave is the place where a body is buried. Usually, a grave is dug in the ground, and a stone with information about the deceased person marks its location.
vocab扩展	Grave is used as an adjective, too. It can describe something serious, or of great importance. If a situation is grave, it is serious and sad, like when a loved one is very sick. Grave can also describe causing fear or anxiety. If you are in grave danger, your personal safety is threatened. If you have a grave personality, you are solemn and dignified and don't joke around very much.
真题原句	Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	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 可数名词]墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处 A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. 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 可数名词]死亡；终结 You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave . [oft to N] ...drinking yourself to an early grave... 纵酒而自折其寿 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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严重的；重大的；严峻的 A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying. He said that the situation in his country is very grave... 他说他的国家情况十分危急。 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。 gravely They had gravely impaired the credibility of the government. 他们严重地损害了政府的信誉。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严肃的；表情沉重的 A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour. 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。 Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face. 她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。 gravely 'I think I've covered that business more than adequately,' he said gravely. “我想我已经把那件事说得够详细了，”他正色说道。 5 [ADJ 形容词]. 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' [ADJ n] 6 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V and N inflect] 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 短语]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. [V and N inflect] 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 ；
来源	2005.2

Grave Person Situation Place Buried Describe Pronounced N Count