There are many caveats to those figures, but they are stillgrave.
这些数字有许多警告，但仍然很严重。
2021英语二
副词::gravely
比较级::graver
最高级::gravest
名词::graveness
过去式::graved
过去分词::graven/graved
现在分词::graving
第三人称单数::graves
"he went to his grave without forgiving me"
"from cradle to grave"
"he put flowers on his mother's grave"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
"engrave a pen"
"engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"
"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
1.墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处
Agrave is a place where a dead person is buried.
e.g. They used to visit hergrave twice a year.
他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。
2.死亡;终结
You can refer to some-one's death as theirgrave or to death asthe grave .
e.g. ...drinking yourself to an earlygrave...
纵酒而自折其寿
e.g. Most men would rather go to thegrave than own up to feelings of dependency.
大多数男人宁死都不愿承认有依赖感。
3.严重的；重大的；严峻的
Agrave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.
e.g. He said that the situation in his country is verygrave...
他说他的国家情况十分危急。
e.g. I havegrave 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。
4.严肃的；表情沉重的
Agrave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.
grave
e.g. William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he lookedgrave...
威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间，他下来的时候面色凝重。
e.g. Anxiously, she examined his unusuallygrave face.
她忐忑不安地审视着他异常严肃的脸色。
5.. 重音符;抑音符;沉音符
In some languages such as French, agrave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'
6.自掘坟墓；自取灭亡
If you say that someoneis digging theirown grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.
grave的反义词
e.g. The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his owngrave 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。
7.九泉之下不得安宁
If you say that someone who is dead wouldturn in theirgrave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
e.g. Darwin must be turning in hisgrave 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。
8. from the cradle to thegrave -> see cradle
1. 庄板：柔板与广板(largo),庄板(grave),慢板(lento)都属慢速度,但何者更慢,音乐界在使有和理解上并不一致. 参见tempo mark,grave,largo.lento. (3)柔板乐章;有时有以泛指慢速乐章;还用作独立乐曲的标题.
2. 严重：共产主义教条的最高守护人, 突然罹患严重(grave)的疾病不治死亡共产主义教条的最高守护人, 突然罹患严重(grave)的疾病不治死亡
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .她因抽烟而早逝。
He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .他紧跟着她离开了人世。
Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?人死后有来生吗？
There were flowers on the grave.坟上有些花。
We visited Grandma's grave.我们给祖母扫了墓。
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。
Local people are gravely concerned.当地人都深感不安。
She is gravely ill.她病得很重。
He looked very grave as he entered the room.他进屋时表情非常严肃。
We were in grave danger.我们处于极大的危险之中。
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。
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。
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。
She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking) .她因抽烟而早逝。
He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her) .他紧跟着她离开了人世。
Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death) ?人死后有来生吗？
There were flowers on the grave.坟上有些花。
We visited Grandma's grave.我们给祖母扫了墓。
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。
A skull, torn out of the graves nearby.
出自：H. AsquithThe new grave lying by the three short mounds of her little brothers.
出自：M. MitchellThe mountains against the heaven's grave weight Rise up.
出自：WordsworthMaye the springes off waters be grauen awaye.
出自：Bible (Coverdale): JeremiahThere are many caveats to those figures, but they are stillgrave.
这些数字有许多警告，但仍然很严重。
2021英语二
