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put up a tombstone over/on [sb]'s grave
put up 表示‘竖立、建起’；介词用 over 或 on 都可。
They put up a granite tombstone over his grave.
他们在他的墓上立了一块花岗岩墓碑。
墓碑；墓石
tombstones — plural of tombstone
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
墓碑；墓石
a stone that marks a grave
They put up a granite tombstone over his grave.
他们在他的墓上立了一块花岗岩墓碑。
指墓碑石本身，不是碑上的铭文。
墓碑；墓石。
A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.
用于标记坟墓的石头
a stone that is used to mark a grave
证毕符号“∎”,标记证明结束。
The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
(计算机)删除标记,用于表示数据已被删除的占位符。
A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
The old tombstone in the village cemetery has a faded inscription.
村里墓地里那块旧墓碑上的刻字已经模糊了。
Visitors often leave flowers beside the tombstone on the anniversary of the death.
每逢忌日，访客们常在墓碑旁放上鲜花。
The museum displays a Roman tombstone that was found near the ancient road.
博物馆展出在古道附近发现的一块罗马墓碑。
put up 表示‘竖立、建起’；介词用 over 或 on 都可。
They put up a granite tombstone over his grave.
他们在他的墓上立了一块花岗岩墓碑。
常用来描述墓碑上的铭文，句子用被动语态。
Her favorite quote is engraved on her tombstone.
她最喜欢的那句话刻在她的墓碑上。
tombstone 的基本功能是标记墓穴，因此与 mark 搭配自然。
A small tombstone marks the grave.
一块小墓碑标示着这座坟墓。
这种 of 结构较为书面；口语中更常说 [person]'s tombstone。
The tombstone of the famous author is overgrown with ivy.
那位著名作家的墓碑上长满了常春藤。
Not this
The old cemetery has many tombstone.
Use this
The old cemetery has many tombstones.
tombstone 是可数名词，在 many 后面必须用复数形式 tombstones。
Not this
While walking through the cemetery, he tripped over a tomb.
Use this
While walking through the cemetery, he tripped over a tombstone.
tomb 指墓穴（埋葬之处），tombstone 才指竖立的墓碑；用 trip over 表示被绊到时，被绊到的应是露出地面的墓碑，不能用 tomb。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
墓碑碑文
The tombstone inscription had faded over the centuries.
几个世纪后，墓碑碑文已经褪色。
花岗岩墓碑
A simple granite tombstone marks the grave.
一块朴素的花岗岩墓碑标记着这座坟墓。
立墓碑
Relatives erected a tombstone in his honor.
亲属们立了一块墓碑以纪念他。
风化（侵蚀）的墓碑
Moss covered the weathered tombstone in the old cemetery.
苔藓覆盖着古老墓园里那块风化了的墓碑。
墓碑雕刻；墓碑刻字
The artisan specialized in tombstone engraving.
这位工匠专门从事墓碑雕刻。
墓碑镇
The old cowboy's tombstone read 'Here lies a man who died doing what he loved.'
老牛仔的墓碑上写着：“这里躺着一位死于自己所爱事业的人。”
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把tomb（墓）和stone（石）合成墓碑；想象一块石头上刻着墓主人的名字，立在墓前。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cemetery、grave、memorial service tombstone 通常用于一般语境，指墓前的石碑，比较常见于日常和书面描述中。
stone、bone、alone、phone、own 都以 /oʊn/ 音结尾，与 tombstone 的 -stone 押韵。注意 bomb 与 tombstone 开头的 tomb 都含 -omb，但 bomb 读 /bɑːm/，不要照拼写读成和 tomb 相同。
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