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tombs
坟墓
tombs is the plural of tomb.
a place where a dead body is buried, especially under the ground with a tombstone
- 1.
A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
坟墓:安放死者遗骸的小型建筑或房间,有墙壁和屋顶,若供多具尸体使用则设有门。可部分或完全建于地下(入口除外),位于墓地,或教堂内或其地下墓室。单人墓可永久封闭；家族墓设有门供随时出入。
- 2.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
坟墓(尤指地下并有墓碑)
- 3.
A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.
埋葬人类尸体的坑穴。
- 4.
One who keeps secrets.
守密者。
- 5.
Death (literary)
死亡(文学用语)。
坟墓:安放死者遗骸的小型建筑或房间,有墙壁和屋顶,若供多具尸体使用则设有门。可部分或完全建于地下(入口除外),位于墓地,或教堂内或其地下墓室。单人墓可永久封闭；家族墓设有门供随时出入。；坟墓(尤指地下并有墓碑)；埋葬人类尸体的坑穴。；守密者。；死亡(文学用语)。
In use
The ancient king was laid to rest in a stone tomb beneath the hill.
Visitors walked quietly through the dark tomb to see the old paintings on the walls.
Archaeologists opened the tomb and found many treasures inside.
a/the tomb
tomb 是可数名词，前面需要冠词或其他限定词。
They erected a marble tomb.
他们建造了一座大理石坟墓。
tomb of [person]
tomb of + 人名/身份，表示某人的陵墓。
Visitors pay respects at the tomb of the unknown soldier.
参观者在无名战士墓前致敬。
in/into a tomb
注意介词搭配：in/into/inside a tomb。
Connections
Collocations
- stone tomb
- 石墓
- They discovered an ancient stone tomb in the valley.他们在山谷中发现了一座古老的石墓。
- tomb raider
- 盗墓者
- The tomb raider was arrested by the police.那个盗墓者被警察逮捕了。
- tomb inscription
- 墓志铭
- The tomb inscription told the story of his life.墓志铭讲述了他一生的故事。
- ancient tomb
- 古墓
- The archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb.考古学家发掘了一座古墓。
- family tomb
- 家族墓地
- The family tomb has been maintained for centuries.这个家族墓地已经维护了几个世纪。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“土墓”（tǔ mù），发音相近，意为土堆的坟墓。
Context & Register
contexts: 墓地, 历史遗址, 文学描述 note_zh: 'tomb' 是一个中性词，通常用于正式或书面语境，也常见于历史、考古和文学作品中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end with a silent 'b' after 'm', but vowel sounds differ (tomb: /uː/, comb: /oʊ/, bomb: /ɒ/, dumb: /ʌ/, thumb: /ʌ/, climb: /aɪ/, lamb: /æ/). None rhyme exactly with tomb; remember that 'b' is silent.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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