英语词汇“grave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grave1

/ɡreɪv

noun

1A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound: the coffin was lowered into the grave a mass grave...

With the other executed rebels, his body was put into a mass grave with no coffin.
Most of the missing are believed to be buried in mass graves, and several mass grave sites have already been found and exhumed.
Marking graves with stones was one of the characteristics that continued through centuries and religions.

Synonyms

burying place, tomb, sepulchre, vault, burial chamber, burial pit, mausoleum, crypt, catacomb;

last home, last resting place

historical tumulus, barrow

rare undercroft

1.1 (often the grave) Used as an allusive term for death: life beyond the grave...

It is often at the graveside that people's ears and hearts strain to hear a word that carries beyond death and the grave.
They have made a covenant with Death and the grave.
He had no hope beyond the grave; he mocked at death; he was in his seventy-seventh year.

1.2A place where a broken or discarded object lies: they lifted the aircraft from its watery grave...

In the Seetalsee across the border in Austria a further £500m in ingots is said to repose in a watery grave.
Even a minute crack on the submarine's surface can lead to a watery grave.
Apparently not; the painstakingly hand-tended wooden form of my Jordan 193 now lies in a watery grave in the river at a former factory site.

Phrases

dig one's own grave

(as) silent (or quiet) as the grave

take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave

turn (also roll over or turn over) in one's grave

Origin

Old English græf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch graf and German Grab.

see accent, groove

Rhymes

grave2

/ɡreɪv

adjective

1Giving cause for alarm; serious: a matter of grave concern...

As we have seen, those structures can distance and muffle even the pleas of parents who are concerned about grave danger to their children.
Referring to the situation in the state the statement expressed grave concern over the continuing violence by the insurgents.
Furthermore, the conviction of a registered medical practitioner for offences of violence is a matter of grave concern.

Synonyms

serious, important, all-important, profound, significant, momentous, weighty, of great consequence;

vital, crucial, critical, acute;

urgent, pressing, exigent;

pivotal, precarious, touch-and-go, life-and-death, in the balance;

dire, terrible, awful, dreadful, alarming, drastic, sore;

perilous, hazardous, dangerous, threatening, menacing, risky

informal dicey, hairy, iffy, chancy

British informal dodgy

rare egregious

2Serious or solemn in manner or appearance: his face was grave...

And their teacher: he's a tall, very urbane and rather natty man, with a grave manner.
So they hem and haw and appear ever so grave and thoughtful.
She started walking down the small hallway towards the kitchen and her parents looked at her in a grave manner.

Synonyms

solemn, earnest, serious, sombre, sober, severe;

unsmiling, long-faced, stone-faced, stony-faced, grim-faced, grim, gloomy;

preoccupied, thoughtful, dignified, staid, dour, aloof, forbidding

noun /ɡrɑːv

another term for grave accent.However the problem I am faced with that the string literal \\u00c0 is written to file rather than the character À (A with a grave) which is what the octal string relates to....

This produces the "e" with a grave.
Does a look-up table exist that matches whole range of such non-English letters with their nearest-looking English equivalents? I'm thinking o and u umlaut, c and s cedilla, o circumflex, Turkish g and undotted-i, Scandinavian o with a line through it, Spanish n, e with a grave and acute, accented a, the diphthongs.

Derivatives

graveness

/ˈɡreɪvnəs

/ noun ...

A National Statistical Office report testifies to the graveness of the situation.
‘Now young man,’ he began anxiously and continued on in graveness, ‘if you release Dawn right now, then we promise we won't press charges.
But the graveness of his tone was what set her aback.

Origin

Late 15th century (originally of a wound in the sense 'severe, serious'): from Old French grave or Latin gravis 'heavy, serious'.

grave3

/ɡreɪv

verb (past participle graven /ˈɡreɪv(ə)n/ or graved) [with object]

1 archaic Engrave (an inscription or image) on a surface: marble graved with exquisite flower, human and animal forms...

There is no reason to suppose that history is at an end, that the current structures of authority and domination are graven in stone.
In the middle of the lawn was a basin of whitest marble, graven with marvellous art.
Graven in its surface is a lightening bolt, a cloud shedding rain, the crescent moon, the all seeing eye.

1.1 literary Fix (something) indelibly in the mind: the times are graven on my memory...

The communion of that hour will be graven on my memory while life shall last.
Those final words of certainty are graven in my mind.
The scene when Dink falls in love is graven on my memory forever.

Origin

Old English grafan 'dig', of Germanic origin; related to German graben, Dutch graven 'dig' and German begraben 'bury', also to grave¹ and groove.

grave4

/ɡreɪv

verb [with object] historical

Clean (a ship’s bottom) by burning off the accretions and then tarring it: they graved the ship there and remained 26 days...

They are graved, i.e., a surface layer of oxidation has been scratched away.
At the outbreak of the Second World War the port, with its large graving and floating docks, became a naval base and later an Admiralty dockyard.
After a period of time in Ternate, she left and sailed southward of the Celebes where they stopped at an island and graved the ship for 26 days.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps from French dialect grave, variant of Old French greve 'shore' (because originally the ship would have been run aground).

grave5

/ɡrɑːˈveɪ

adverb & adjective Music

(As a direction) slowly; with solemnity.After a half dozen bars of a vigorous Vivace there comes a deeply felt Grave movement....

The Sonata No. 2 in A minor begins solemnly with the Grave movement.
Nevertheless, Corelli's own concerti grossi probably inspired the very original "Quis hic?" suite, though no one other than Muffat could imagine those expressive rests in the Grave movement.

Origin

Italian, 'slow'.

单词	grave
释义	grave1 /ɡreɪv / noun 1A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound: the coffin was lowered into the grave a mass grave... With the other executed rebels, his body was put into a mass grave with no coffin. Most of the missing are believed to be buried in mass graves, and several mass grave sites have already been found and exhumed. Marking graves with stones was one of the characteristics that continued through centuries and religions. Synonyms burying place, tomb, sepulchre, vault, burial chamber, burial pit, mausoleum, crypt, catacomb; last home, last resting place historical tumulus, barrow rare undercroft 1.1 (often the grave) Used as an allusive term for death: life beyond the grave... It is often at the graveside that people's ears and hearts strain to hear a word that carries beyond death and the grave. They have made a covenant with Death and the grave. He had no hope beyond the grave; he mocked at death; he was in his seventy-seventh year. 1.2A place where a broken or discarded object lies: they lifted the aircraft from its watery grave... In the Seetalsee across the border in Austria a further £500m in ingots is said to repose in a watery grave. Even a minute crack on the submarine's surface can lead to a watery grave. Apparently not; the painstakingly hand-tended wooden form of my Jordan 193 now lies in a watery grave in the river at a former factory site. Phrases dig one's own grave (as) silent (or quiet) as the grave take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave turn (also roll over or turn over) in one's grave Origin Old English græf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch graf and German Grab. see accent, groove Rhymes Algarve, calve, carve, Graves, halve, Slav, starve, suave, Zouave behave, brave, Cave, clave, concave, crave, Dave, deprave, engrave, enslave, fave, forgave, gave, knave, lave, Maeve, misbehave, misgave, nave, outbrave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, they've, waive, wave grave2 /ɡreɪv / adjective 1Giving cause for alarm; serious: a matter of grave concern... As we have seen, those structures can distance and muffle even the pleas of parents who are concerned about grave danger to their children. Referring to the situation in the state the statement expressed grave concern over the continuing violence by the insurgents. Furthermore, the conviction of a registered medical practitioner for offences of violence is a matter of grave concern. Synonyms serious, important, all-important, profound, significant, momentous, weighty, of great consequence; vital, crucial, critical, acute; urgent, pressing, exigent; pivotal, precarious, touch-and-go, life-and-death, in the balance; dire, terrible, awful, dreadful, alarming, drastic, sore; perilous, hazardous, dangerous, threatening, menacing, risky informal dicey, hairy, iffy, chancy British informal dodgy rare egregious 2Serious or solemn in manner or appearance: his face was grave... And their teacher: he's a tall, very urbane and rather natty man, with a grave manner. So they hem and haw and appear ever so grave and thoughtful. She started walking down the small hallway towards the kitchen and her parents looked at her in a grave manner. Synonyms solemn, earnest, serious, sombre, sober, severe; unsmiling, long-faced, stone-faced, stony-faced, grim-faced, grim, gloomy; preoccupied, thoughtful, dignified, staid, dour, aloof, forbidding noun /ɡrɑːv / another term for grave accent.However the problem I am faced with that the string literal \\u00c0 is written to file rather than the character À (A with a grave) which is what the octal string relates to.... This produces the "e" with a grave. Does a look-up table exist that matches whole range of such non-English letters with their nearest-looking English equivalents? I'm thinking o and u umlaut, c and s cedilla, o circumflex, Turkish g and undotted-i, Scandinavian o with a line through it, Spanish n, e with a grave and acute, accented a, the diphthongs. Derivatives graveness /ˈɡreɪvnəs / noun ... A National Statistical Office report testifies to the graveness of the situation. ‘Now young man,’ he began anxiously and continued on in graveness, ‘if you release Dawn right now, then we promise we won't press charges. But the graveness of his tone was what set her aback. Origin Late 15th century (originally of a wound in the sense 'severe, serious'): from Old French grave or Latin gravis 'heavy, serious'. grave3 /ɡreɪv / verb (past participle graven /ˈɡreɪv(ə)n/ or graved) [with object] 1 archaic Engrave (an inscription or image) on a surface: marble graved with exquisite flower, human and animal forms... There is no reason to suppose that history is at an end, that the current structures of authority and domination are graven in stone. In the middle of the lawn was a basin of whitest marble, graven with marvellous art. Graven in its surface is a lightening bolt, a cloud shedding rain, the crescent moon, the all seeing eye. 1.1 literary Fix (something) indelibly in the mind: the times are graven on my memory... The communion of that hour will be graven on my memory while life shall last. Those final words of certainty are graven in my mind. The scene when Dink falls in love is graven on my memory forever. Origin Old English grafan 'dig', of Germanic origin; related to German graben, Dutch graven 'dig' and German begraben 'bury', also to grave¹ and groove. grave4 /ɡreɪv / verb [with object] historical Clean (a ship’s bottom) by burning off the accretions and then tarring it: they graved the ship there and remained 26 days... They are graved, i.e., a surface layer of oxidation has been scratched away. At the outbreak of the Second World War the port, with its large graving and floating docks, became a naval base and later an Admiralty dockyard. After a period of time in Ternate, she left and sailed southward of the Celebes where they stopped at an island and graved the ship for 26 days. Origin Late Middle English: perhaps from French dialect grave, variant of Old French greve 'shore' (because originally the ship would have been run aground). grave5 /ɡrɑːˈveɪ / adverb & adjective Music (As a direction) slowly; with solemnity.After a half dozen bars of a vigorous Vivace there comes a deeply felt Grave movement.... The Sonata No. 2 in A minor begins solemnly with the Grave movement. Nevertheless, Corelli's own concerti grossi probably inspired the very original "Quis hic?" suite, though no one other than Muffat could imagine those expressive rests in the Grave movement. Origin Italian, 'slow'.
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