grave
barrow
tomb
vault【导航词义:坟墓】
grave n. 坟墓,墓穴
〔辨析〕指一般的土墓。
〔例证〕
Her grave was covered with flowers.
她的墓上满是鲜花。
The body was found in a shallow grave.
尸体是在一个浅墓穴里发现的。
barrow n. 古坟,古冢
〔辨析〕指小山丘似的古墓,通常由泥土或石块堆成。
〔例证〕
There stands a barrow in the park.
公园里有一座古坟。
The archaeologists found a few valuable things in the barrow.
考古学家在古墓里发现了一些珍贵的东西。
tomb n. 坟墓,冢
〔辨析〕指有建筑工程的坟墓,比 grave 大,可在地上或地下。
〔例证〕
She placed a bunch of flowers at the tomb.
她在坟墓上放了一束花。
People all over the world come to visit the tomb of Shakespeare.
世界各地的人们都来参观莎士比亚之墓。
vault n. 墓穴,墓室
〔辨析〕常指教堂地下存放尸体或棺材之处,也指坟地的墓穴。
〔例证〕
The corpse of the dead bishop was placed in the vault.
已故主教的遗体安放在教堂的墓穴里。