单词 | tomb |
释义 | tombtomb /tuːm/ ●○○ noun [countable] ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINtomb ExamplesOrigin: 1100-1200 Anglo-French tumbe, from Late Latin tumba ‘pile of earth under which a body is buried’, from Greek tymbosEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES word sets
WORD SETS► Death Collocationsasphyxia, nounautopsy, nounbarrow, nounbequeath, verbbereaved, adjectivebereavement, nounbier, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounburial, nounbury, verbcasket, nouncatacomb, nouncatafalque, nouncemetery, nouncenotaph, nouncharnel house, nounchurchyard, nouncoffin, nouncommittal, nouncondolence, nouncoroner, nouncorpse, nouncortege, nouncot death, nouncremate, verbcrematorium, nouncrib death, nouncrucifixion, nouncrucify, verbcrypt, noundeath mask, noundemise, noundeparted, adjectiveD.O.A., adjectivedrown, verbembalm, verbend, nounepitaph, nouneulogy, nounexhume, verbexpire, verbfatality, nounfuneral, nounfunerary, adjectivefunereal, adjectivegrave, noungravedigger, noungravestone, noungraveyard, nounheadstone, nounhearse, nounhospice, nouninter, verbinterment, nounmausoleum, nounmorgue, nounmortality, nounmortician, nounmortuary, nounmortuary, adjectivemourner, nounmourning, nounmummify, verbmummy, nounnecrophilia, nounobsequies, nounpall, nounpallbearer, nounpassing, nounperish, verbplot, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbpyre, nounquietus, nounremains, nounrest, verbrigor mortis, nounRIP, rise, verbsarcophagus, nounsepulchre, nounshroud, nounthrenody, nountoll, nountomb, nountombstone, nountumulus, nounundertaker, nounundertaking, nounurn, nounvault, nounwake, nounwar memorial, nounwill, nounwinding sheet, nounwreath, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► empty a stone structure above or below the ground where a dead person is buried: · There's an underground tunnel that goes from here to an empty tomb in the churchyard.· Mark records the women's reaction upon finding the Empty tomb as that of Fear.· Against the old wall was an empty stone tomb. ► royal· It is a lovely spot, in between the lake where the boys go swimming and a lot of old royal tombs.· Many artefacts decorated in this way have been found in royal tombs on the mainland.· The dust swirled around the royal tombs and sat in a pall over the lake. VERB► build· In the Mesara Plain the built tombs were usually circular.· This mausoleum was built to house her tomb but it is empty now. ► find· Mark records the women's reaction upon finding the Empty tomb as that of Fear.· Tom found the tomb vastly amusing.· In the Churchyard you will find the tomb of his employer William Sanderson.· Large bull hems have been found in tombs in Sardinia.· In the body of the adjoining church you will find the impressive tomb of Martim Mendes Vasconselos, son-in-law of Zarco.· An inscription bearing this monogram was found in a tomb at Pompeii, dating from two and a half centuries before.· Many artefacts decorated in this way have been found in royal tombs on the mainland.· Among the wooden objects found in the tombs there are also traces of wheeled vehicles such as three-piece disc wheels and hubs. ► visit· After several days, when the sisters visited the tomb, the fragrance was still there. ![]() |
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