基本释义
- adj.
- 重大的，重要的; 严重的; [音乐]沉重的; （颜色等）朴素的
- n.
- 坟墓，墓穴; 埋葬…的地方; 下场; 死亡
实用例句
The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done.
如果不采取任何措施后果将会是非常严重的。
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The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety.
警方对失踪孩子的安全深表关注。
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My father would turn in his grave if he knew.
我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。
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She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .
她因抽烟而早逝。
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He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .
他紧跟着她离开了人世。
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Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?
人死后有来生吗？
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There were flowers on the grave.
坟上有些花。
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We visited Grandma's grave.
我们给祖母扫了墓。
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He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles.
我倾诉我的苦恼时他心情沉重地点了点头。
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Local people are gravely concerned.
当地人都深感不安。
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She is gravely ill.
她病得很重。
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He looked very grave as he entered the room.
他进屋时表情非常严肃。
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We were in grave danger.
我们处于极大的危险之中。
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The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done.
如果不采取任何措施后果将会是非常严重的。
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The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety.
警方对失踪孩子的安全深表关注。
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My father would turn in his grave if he knew.
我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。
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She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .
她因抽烟而早逝。
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He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .
他紧跟着她离开了人世。
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Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?
人死后有来生吗？
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There were flowers on the grave.
坟上有些花。
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We visited Grandma's grave.
我们给祖母扫了墓。
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Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.
一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事，达尔文在九泉之下一定不得安宁。
The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.
这份杂志并非想断送他的事业，而他拒绝接受采访就是在自毁前程。
Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.
她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。
William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave...
威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间，他下来的时候面色凝重。
I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story.
我对这些文件能否说明所有的问题深表怀疑。
He said that the situation in his country is very grave...
他说他的国家情况十分危急。
Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency.
大多数男人宁死都不愿承认有依赖感。
...drinking yourself to an early grave...
纵酒而自折其寿
They used to visit her grave twice a year.
他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。
真题例句
"AI is hugely exciting," she said, "but it has limitations, which present grave dangers given uncritical use."
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C英英释义
1. death of a person;
"he went to his grave without forgiving me"
"from cradle to grave"
2. 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"
3. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
1. 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"
2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
"engrave a pen"
"engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
1. 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"
2. 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"
3. 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"
同义词辨析
earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober
这些形容词均有"严肃的"之意。