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mausoleums
陵墓
mausoleums is the plural of mausoleum.
a large burial chamber, usually above ground
- 1.
A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
大型陵墓；陵墓建筑
- 2.
a large burial chamber, usually above ground
大型墓室,通常在地面以上
- 3.
A gloomy, usually large room or building.
阴暗的大房间或建筑
大型陵墓；陵墓建筑；大型墓室,通常在地面以上；阴暗的大房间或建筑；阴森森的大厦
In use
The guide told us that the stone building on the hill is a mausoleum, not a temple.
The emperor's mausoleum was built over thirty years and is now a popular tourist site.
Many ancient mausoleums still stand across the countryside, reminding us of old kings.
build a mausoleum for sb
mausoleum 指大型陵墓，常为地面建筑；“为某人建造陵墓”用 build a mausoleum for sb。
The king built a mausoleum for his beloved queen.
国王为他挚爱的王后建造了一座陵墓。
be buried in a mausoleum
表示“葬于陵墓中”时，通常用被动结构 be buried in a mausoleum，介词 in 后接陵墓。
The poet was buried in a mausoleum near the river.
那位诗人被安葬在河边的一座陵墓中。
the mausoleum of sb
Connections
Collocations
- a marble mausoleum
- 大理石陵墓
- The king was buried in a marble mausoleum.国王被安葬在一座大理石陵墓中。
- a family mausoleum
- 家族陵墓
- They built a family mausoleum on the hill.他们在山上建造了一座家族陵墓。
- a royal mausoleum
- 皇家陵墓
- The royal mausoleum attracts many tourists.这座皇家陵墓吸引了许多游客。
- a mausoleum complex
- 陵墓建筑群
- The mausoleum complex covers an area of ten square kilometers.这座陵墓建筑群占地十平方公里。
- the emperor's mausoleum
- 皇帝的陵墓
- Archaeologists discovered the emperor's mausoleum.考古学家发现了皇帝的陵墓。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：mausoleum 开头像 moss（苔藓），把 -oleum 联想成 oil（油），想象一座阴森潮湿、油灯闪烁的地上大陵墓。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史/建筑描述、旅行与景点介绍、陵园/纪念场所 就“陵墓”这一义项而言，该词通常多用于书面语或较正式的场景（如历史、建筑、旅行介绍），比较常见于说明或描写性文体，日常口语中较少用；更口语的说法常用 tomb 或 grave。
Grammar Note
现代英语中复数通常用 mausoleums，较少用拉丁式复数 mausolea。
Pronunciation & Spelling
mausoleum /ˌmɔsəˈliəm/ 的重音在第三个音节 -le-，末尾读 /liəm/。museum /mjuˈziːəm/ 和 colosseum /ˌkɑːləˈsiːəm/ 与它的重读尾音 /i(ː)əm/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 petroleum /pəˈtroʊliəm/ 重音在 -tro-，helium /ˈhiːliəm/ 和 medium /ˈmiːdiəm/ 重音在首音节，都不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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