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cremate sb/sth
The family cremated him according to his wishes.
家人按照他的遗愿将他火化了。
火化
cremates — third person singular of cremate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
火化
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by burning
The family cremated him according to his wishes.
家人按照他的遗愿将他火化了。
将某物烧成灰烬。
To burn something to ashes.
火化；焚烧尸体(作为土葬的替代方式)。
To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).
cremate
Base
原形
cremates
3rd person
第三人称单数
cremating
-ing
现在分词
cremated
Past
过去式
cremated
Past participle
过去分词
The government cremates unclaimed bodies in this facility.
政府在这座设施火化无人认领的遗体。
They cremated her remains last Tuesday.
他们上周二火化了她的遗骸。
He has cremated his dog and now keeps the ashes at home.
他已经火化了他的狗，现在把骨灰放在家里。
规则动词；过去式和过去分词均为 cremated，现在分词为 cremating。
After the funeral, the family decided to cremate his remains.
葬礼后，家人决定将他的遗体火化。
The veterinarian explained that they would cremate the beloved pet.
兽医解释说他们会将这只心爱的宠物火化。
They are cremating the remains tomorrow morning.
他们明天早上将火化遗体。
The family cremated him according to his wishes.
家人按照他的遗愿将他火化了。
He was cremated, and his ashes were buried under a tree.
他被火化，骨灰埋在一棵树下。
have sth cremated 表示安排他人火化，主语不一定是执行者。
After their dog died, they had it cremated.
他们的狗死后，他们让人把它火化了。
Not this
They cremated the death body.
Use this
They cremated the dead body.
death 是名词，dead 才是形容词；修饰 body 表示“尸体”时应用 dead。中文没有词性变化，容易误用名词修饰名词。
Not this
His body cremated.
Use this
His body was cremated.
cremate 是及物动词，body 是被火化的对象，必须用被动语态 be + 过去分词。中文说“遗体火化了”不含被动标记，所以容易漏掉 was。
Not this
The body was cremated into ashes.
Use this
The body was cremated.
cremate 本身已含有“烧成灰”的意思，再加 into ashes 是语义重复，属于中式表达。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
火化遗体
The family decided to cremate the body.
家人决定火化遗体。
被火化
She asked to be cremated after she died.
她去世后要求被火化。
火化遗骸
The hospital arranged to cremate the remains.
医院安排火化遗骸。
骨灰
The cremated remains were placed in an urn.
骨灰被放入骨灰瓮中。
火化亲人
Many families now choose to cremate a loved one.
如今许多家庭选择火化亲人。
我火化了萨姆·麦吉。
The family decided to cremate their beloved pet and scatter the ashes in the garden.
这家人决定火化他们心爱的宠物，把骨灰撒在花园里。
Use cremates naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：cremate 开头 cre 像“可燃”，火葬就是让遗体可燃成灰。注意它是“火化”，不是“埋葬”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：funeral arrangements、obituary notices、legal documents 多用于正式场合，如葬礼安排和法律文件；日常对话中也可以使用，但语气中性并不随便。
Words like classmate /ˈklæs.meɪt/, roommate /ˈruːm.meɪt/, soulmate /ˈsoʊl.meɪt/, and mate /meɪt/ share cremate's final sound /meɪt/. None rhymes with cremate because cremate's stress falls on /kriː/; only the last syllable matches. Beware climate /ˈklaɪmət/ (final -mate is /mət/, not /meɪt/) and create /kriˈeɪt/ (stress on final syllable).
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