Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3630
grave
坟墓；墓穴
a place where a dead body is buried; a place of burial
- 1.
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
埋葬用的地穴
- 2.
A grave accent, the diacritic mark `.
重音符号,符号`
- 3.
death of a person
一个人的死亡
- 4.
Any place of interment.
任何安葬之地
- 5.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
埋葬尸体的地方(尤其是地下,通常有墓碑标记)
- 6.
Any place containing one or more corpses.
包含一个或多个尸体的地方
- 7.
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
放在元音上方的符号(`),表示发音
- 8.
Death, destruction.
死亡,毁灭
- 9.
Deceased people; the dead.
死者；已故的人
死亡；毁灭；死者；亡者；抑音符；钝音符；埋葬用的地穴；重音符号,符号`
In use
They visited his grave every year on the anniversary of his death.
The writing on the grave was barely readable after so many years.
Archaeologists discovered a hidden grave containing ancient artifacts.
he went to his grave without forgiving me
from cradle to grave
he put flowers on his mother's grave
in a grave
The body was placed in a grave.
尸体被放入墓穴中。
dig a grave
Connections
Collocations
- dig a grave
- 挖墓穴
- The workers dug a grave for the ceremony.工人们为仪式挖了一个墓穴。
- visit a grave
- 扫墓
- She visits her grandmother's grave every year.她每年都去祖母的墓前扫墓。
- grave site
- 墓地
- The grave site was covered with flowers.墓地上铺满了鲜花。
- mass grave
- 万人坑
- The discovery of a mass grave shocked the nation.发现了一个万人坑，震惊了全国。
- beyond the grave
- 死后
- Some believe in life beyond the grave.有些人相信死后还有生命。
- grave marker
- 墓碑
Learner notes
Memory Tip
grave 音似 '给入坟'，联想：给一个人入土为安的坟墓。
Context & Register
grave作为名词意为'墓穴'，语境中性偏正式，常见于书面语及日常对话，通常与介词in连用。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with grave: cave, save, wave, brave, shave (all /eɪv/). The word 'have' ends in 'ave' but is pronounced /hæv/, not rhyming.
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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