grave
英 [gre?v]
美[ɡrev]
- adj. 重大的；嚴肅的；黯淡的
- n. 墓穴，墳墓；死亡
- vt. 雕刻；銘記
- n. (Grave)人名；(英)格雷夫；(德、瑞典)格拉弗；(法)格拉夫；(俄、葡)格拉韋
詞組搭配
dig one's own grave
do something foolish which causes one to fail or be ruined
自掘墳墓，自己害自己
(as) silent (或 quiet) as the grave
extremely quiet
像墳墓那樣寂靜，寂靜無聲
take the (或 one's 等) secret to the grave
die without revealing a secret
將秘密帶入墳墓，至死保守秘密
turn (北美亦作turn over) in one's grave
used to express the opinion that something would have caused anger or distress in someone who is now dead
在墳墓中輾轉反側（表示認為某事會令某位死者發怒或痛苦）
Bach must be turning in his grave at the vulgarities of the twentieth century.
20世紀的庸俗趣味定會讓巴赫在九泉之下輾轉難眠。