Word · Frequency #3630
grave
雕刻；凿
carve or cut into a hard surface; shape by cutting away material
- 1.
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
在材料或表面上雕刻、切割或蚀刻
- 2.
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
削刻成形
在材料或表面上雕刻、切割或蚀刻；削刻成形；雕刻
In use
The sculptor is graving intricate designs into the marble.
He graves his initials on the tree trunk as a memory.
The ancient runes were graven into the stone by the Vikings.
Verb forms
base grave · third person graves · -ing graving · past graven · past participle graven
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为graven
Connections
Collocations
- grave a name
- 刻名字
- He is graving his name on the metal plate.他正在金属板上刻自己的名字。
- grave an inscription
- 雕刻铭文
- The craftsman will grave an inscription on the pillar.工匠将在柱子上雕刻铭文。
- grave a design
- 雕刻图案
- She is graving a delicate design into the wood.她正在木头上雕刻精致的图案。
- grave a figure
- 雕刻形象
- He is graving a figure out of a block of stone.他正在用一块石头雕刻一个人像。
- graven in stone
- 刻在石头上
- The message is graven in stone at the entrance.这条信息刻在入口的石头上。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'坟墓(grave)'的墓碑上刻着名字，动词grave就是雕刻、凿刻。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：石碑铭刻、木雕或石雕工艺、文学或修辞文本 grave 作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境，表示在石、木等材料上雕刻或蚀刻；日常口语中较少使用，更常见的说法是 carve 或 engrave。
Grammar Note
仅作及物动词，意为雕刻；过去式graven，过去分词graven，现在分词graving。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 grave 押韵，重读元音和后面的辅音都是 /eɪv/。注意 have 虽然拼写相似，但发音是 /hæv/，与 grave 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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