"he went to his grave without forgiving me"
"from cradle to grave"
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone);
"he put flowers on his mother's grave"
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Adjective:
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;
"a grave God-fearing man"
"a quiet sedate nature"
"as sober as a judge"
"a solemn promise"
"the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;
"a dangerous operation"
"a grave situation"
"a grave illness"
"grievous bodily harm"
"a serious wound"
"a serious turn of events"
"a severe case of pneumonia"
"a life-threatening disease"
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;
"grave responsibilities"
"faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"
"a grievous fault"
"heavy matters of state"
"the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
Verb:
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it;
"She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
"engrave a pen"
"engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"
"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
grave的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
She laid the bouquet on the newly turfed grave. 她把那束花放置在新铺上草皮的坟墓上。
You are just digging your own grave if you go on smoking so heavily. 你继续这样过度吸烟,就是在自掘坟墓。
用作形容词 (adj.)
His face was grave when I told him my decision. 当我告诉他我的决定时,他的脸色很严肃。
The situation poses a grave threat to world peace. 这局势对世界和平构成了严重的威胁。
He announced the news in a grave voice. 他用庄重的声音宣布这一消息。