gravely

Pronounced /greɪv/, except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced /grɑːv/. 义项5读作 /grɑːv/,除此外读作/greɪv/。


1. N-COUNT 墓穴；坟墓；埋葬处
   A grave is a place where a dead person is buried.
   1. They used to visit her grave twice a year.
      他们以前每年去她的墓前凭吊两次。
2. N-COUNT 死亡;终结
   You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave .
   1. ...drinking yourself to an early grave...
      纵酒而自折其寿
   2. 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 严重的；重大的；严峻的
   A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.
   1. He said that the situation in his country is very grave...
      他说他的国家情况十分危急。
   2. 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。
4. ADJ-GRADED 严肃的；表情沉重的
   A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.
   1. 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。
   2. Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave 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, a grave 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. PHRASE 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡
   If you say that someone is digging their own grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.
   1. 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。
7. PHRASE 九泉之下不得安宁
   If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
   1. 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。
8. from the cradle to the grave → see: cradle

1. 'Its rarity value is high,' Gibson announced gravely.
   “它极为稀罕，”吉布森严肃地宣布。
2. We considered gravely before giving our consent.
   我们经过慎重考虑后才应承此事。
3. Although the approximate wave function is qualitatively useful, it is gravely lacking in quantitative accuracy.
   虽然近似的波函数是定性地有用，然而它严重的缺少定量的准确性。
4. Two peasant women with funny straw hats passed, gravely, leading beautiful smoke-colored donkey.
   两个戴着可笑草帽的农妇神情庄重地牵着漂亮的暗灰色的毛驴走了过去。
5. A change had come over him, and he spoke gravely, and with decision.
   他身上起了变化，他说话很严肃，而且很果断。
6. He said the Red Cross is gravely concerned by the growing number of civilian deaths and injuries.
   克雷恩布尔说，红十字会对平民伤亡人数的日益增加表示严重关切。
7. But a show of strength in Ukraine would ultimately gravely weaken the Russian state.
   但在乌克兰展示实力最终将严重削弱俄罗斯。
8. We shook hands with him gravely and went back outdoors.
   我们郑重其事地跟他握了握手，然后退了出来。
9. "I'm proud to know you," he said gravely and then hunched down again.
   我认识了你，感到非常荣幸。他庄重地说，然后又蹲下去了。
10. Their policies had gravely damaged industrial relations.
    他们的政策已严重地损害了劳资关系。
11. He faced about and blessed gravely thrice the tower, the surrounding land and the awakening mountains.
    他朝四下里望望，肃穆地对这座塔和周围的田野以及逐渐苏醒了的群山祝福了三遍。
12. No, I should never love anybody better than papa,'she returned gravely.
    “不，我永远不会爱任何人胜过爱爸爸，”她严肃地回嘴。
13. The collet shall be renewed when it is gravely oxidated.
    如果夹头有严重氧化时应换新的。
14. They sinned against the light, Mr Deasy said gravely.
    他们对光[74]已下了罪，迪希先生严肃地说。
15. In an address to the UN Security Council, Mr Ban said he was gravely concerned about civilian fatalities.
    在向联合国安理会发表的讲话中，潘基文表示，他非常担心平民伤亡。
16. Roger understood and nodded gravely.
    罗杰明白了，他神情严肃地点了点头。
17. Her husband had been gravely ill for some time.
    她的丈夫重病缠身有一段时间了。
18. His formulation is gravely lacking in mathematical rigour.
    他的公式严重缺乏数学上的严密性。
19. It has damaged the consumer and operators lawful rights and interests gravely, and disturbed the regular order of the market economy, and it wasted the social resources seriously.
    它严重损害了广大消费者和经营者的合法权益，扰乱了正常的市场经济秩序，导政了对社会资源的严重浪费。
20. He looked at me very gravely, and put his arms around my neck.
    他看着我，很严重，并把他的手臂在我的脖子上。
21. The United Nations said it was gravely concerned at the shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp in Latakia.
    联合国称，他们对位于拉塔基亚的巴勒斯坦难民营遭遇炮击事件非常关注。
22. At the forum, Mr Brown warned gravely against "deglobalisation" and denounced trade and financial protectionism.
    在论坛上，布朗对“去全球化”进行了严正警告，并谴责了贸易及金融保护主义。
23. His looseness in life has gravely affected his work.
    他生活上的放荡严重地影响了他的工作。
24. Her illness has concerned us gravely over the months.
    她的病情使我们足足担心了好几个月。
25. The national interest was gravely harmed by this attack.
    这次攻击使国家利益受到严重损害。
26. Investment bank Liberum Capital reckons BHP gravely misread from the outset the complexity of the anti-trust issue.
    投资银行LiberumCapital认为，必和必拓从一开始就严重误判了反垄断问题的复杂性。
27. I would tell you with responsibility that the chairman is very angry, the aftereffect is very gravely.
    我可以负责任的告诉你，主席很生气，后果很严重。
28. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been gravely ill.
    我不知道谁是理查德凯利，也不知道他身患重病。
29. For a gravely ill patient, only superb medical skill can recover his health and save his life.
    对于一位大病临身的患者，只能靠高超的医术挽救他的健康和生命。
30. We are gravely concerned at the continued threat of terrorism and extremism in Syria.
    我们严重关切叙利亚持续存在的恐怖主义和极端主义威胁。

adv

1. to a severe or serious degree
   1. fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
   2. badly injured
   3. a severely impaired heart
   4. is gravely ill
   5. was seriously ill

   Synonym:    badlyseverelyseriously

2. in a grave and sober manner
   1. he walked soberly toward the altar

   Synonym:    soberlystaidly