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cremate vt.焚烧(尸体)；火葬 (1) 他要火葬，不要土葬。 If you burn a grilled cheese sandwich and there is nothing but black ashes left in the pan, you can say you cremated it. Usually, however, people use the verb cremate when they're talking about a practical or ceremonial burning of a body. Many people are cremated after dying, with their ashy remains either buried or scattered in a beautiful place. The Latin root word is cremare, "to burn or consume by fire."

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英 [krə'meɪt] 美 [krə'meɪt] (1) He wants to be cremated, not buried. When you cremate something, you burn it until only ashes are left. The word cremate is most often used to describe the ceremonial burning of dead bodies. 1[VERB 动词]焚烧，火化(尸体) When someone is cremated, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]She wants Chris to be cremated.她想把克里斯的尸体火化。cremationAt Miss Garbo's request there was a cremation after a private ceremony...应嘉宝小姐的要求，在私人悼念仪式结束后将进行火葬。Half of California's deceased opt for cremation.加利福尼亚州有一半的亡故者选择火葬。

英语单词	cremate
英美音标	英 [krə'meɪt] 美 [krə'meɪt]
中文释义	vt.焚烧(尸体)；火葬
英语例句	(1) He wants to be cremated, not buried.
中文例句	(1) 他要火葬，不要土葬。
vocabulary简明	When you cremate something, you burn it until only ashes are left. The word cremate is most often used to describe the ceremonial burning of dead bodies.
vocabulary扩展	If you burn a grilled cheese sandwich and there is nothing but black ashes left in the pan, you can say you cremated it. Usually, however, people use the verb cremate when they're talking about a practical or ceremonial burning of a body. Many people are cremated after dying, with their ashy remains either buried or scattered in a beautiful place. The Latin root word is cremare, "to burn or consume by fire."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]焚烧，火化(尸体) When someone is cremated, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service. [be V-ed] [usu passive] She wants Chris to be cremated. 她想把克里斯的尸体火化。 cremation At Miss Garbo's request there was a cremation after a private ceremony... 应嘉宝小姐的要求，在私人悼念仪式结束后将进行火葬。 Half of California's deceased opt for cremation. 加利福尼亚州有一半的亡故者选择火葬。

Cremate Burn Cremated Ashes Word Ceremonial Burning Dead