grave

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgreɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/greɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grāv for 1, 3-4; for 6, Mus.grävā, It.gräve for 2, usu adj.grāv, also gräv)


Inflections of 'grave' (adj):
graver
adj comparative
gravest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'grave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
graves
v 3rd person singular
graving
v pres p
graved
v past
graved
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

主要翻译
英语中文
grave n(burial place)SCSimplified Chinese 坟墓 fén mù
TCTraditional Chinese 墳墓
  SCSimplified Chinese 墓穴 fén mù,mù xué
 The new house was across from an old cemetery full of graves.
 那栋新房子正对着一个满是坟墓的旧公墓。
grave adj(serious)SCSimplified Chinese 严肃的 yán sù de
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴肅的
  SCSimplified Chinese 重要的 yán sù de ,zhòng yào de
  SCSimplified Chinese 严峻的 yán sù de ,yán jùn de
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴峻的
 Circumstances in the current war are very grave.
 当前战争的情势十分严峻。
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

其他翻译
英语中文
grave adj(dangerous)SCSimplified Chinese 危险的 wēi xiǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 危險的
  SCSimplified Chinese 严重的 wēi xiǎn de ,yán zhòng de
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴重的
 The situation is getting very grave in this neighborhood.
 这个小区的情况正变得非常严重。
grave adj(solemn)SCSimplified Chinese 严肃的 yán sù de
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴肅的
  SCSimplified Chinese 不苟言笑的 yán sù de ,bù gǒu yán xiào de
 Joe had a grave look on his face.
 乔一脸严肃。
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

复合形式:
英语中文
from the cradle to the grave expr(throughout the whole of one's life) (比喻一生)SCSimplified Chinese 从摇篮到坟墓 cóng yáo lán dào fén mù
  SCSimplified Chinese 从生到死 cóng yáo lán dào fén mù,cóng shēng dào sǐ
  SCSimplified Chinese 整个一生 cóng yáo lán dào fén mù,zhěng gè yì shēng
 He was sickly from the cradle to the grave, but he lived to the age of 102!
go to an early grave v expr(die young)SCSimplified Chinese 夭折 yāo zhé
  SCSimplified Chinese 年纪轻轻地死去 yāo zhé ,nián jì qīng qīng de sǐ qù
 Callum is going to an early grave if he doesn't adopt a healthier lifestyle.
grave accent n(diacritical mark)SCSimplified Chinese 重音符 zhòng yīn fú
 Grave accents are extremely rare in English, but quite common in French.
grave danger n(serious peril)SCSimplified Chinese 极度危险,极大的危险 jí dà de wēi xiǎn
grave injustice n([sth] extremely unfair)SCSimplified Chinese 显失公平 xiǎn shī gōng píng
TCTraditional Chinese 顯失公平
  SCSimplified Chinese 严重不公 xiǎn shī gōng píng,yán zhòng bù gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴重不公
 The team suffered a grave injustice when the referee failed to award a clear penalty.
grave marker n(headstone or sign on a grave)SCSimplified Chinese 墓碑 mù bēi
grave robbing n(steal objects form grave)SCSimplified Chinese 重大抢劫(案件) zhòng dà qiǎng jié ( àn jiàn )
 At that time, grave robbing was common because medical schools needed bodies to dissect.
grave sin n(serious moral offence)SCSimplified Chinese 重罪 zhòng zuì
  SCSimplified Chinese 大罪 zhòng zuì,dà zuì
  SCSimplified Chinese 深重的罪孽 zhòng zuì,shēn zhòng de zuì niè
 Adultery is a grave sin.
graverobber,
grave robber
n
(person who steals from graves)SCSimplified Chinese 盗墓者,盗墓贼
have one foot in the grave v exprfigurative (be close to death)SCSimplified Chinese 半个身子已经入土
  SCSimplified Chinese 一只脚已经在棺材里
in grave danger expr(at risk of serious harm)SCSimplified Chinese 有巨大危险
in the grave expr(dead)SCSimplified Chinese 过世 guò shì
  SCSimplified Chinese 死亡的 guò shì,sǐ wáng de
 (比喻死亡)SCSimplified Chinese 在棺材中
 How can you laugh like that with your grandmother in the grave only two days?
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave
v expr
figurative (would offend: dead person) (比喻)SCSimplified Chinese 让...的棺材板快压不住了
mass grave n(burial place: many bodies)SCSimplified Chinese 万人坑 wàn rén kēng
TCTraditional Chinese 萬人冢
 Many Holocaust victims were buried in mass graves.
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

grave [greɪv]
I n [c] (=tomb) 坟(墳)墓 fénmù [座 zuò]
II adj
1 [+ situation, crisis] 严(嚴)重的 yánzhòng de
[+ concern, danger] 重大的 zhòngdà de
2 [+ expression, person] 严(嚴)肃(肅)的 yánsù de
在这些条目还发现'grave':
在英文解释里:
中文:

习惯性搭配: the situation is [very, extremely] grave, things are looking grave (indeed), the consequences [are, could be, will be] grave, 更多……

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