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grave /greɪv/► SEE ALLturn in his, her, etc. gravefrom the cradle to the gravedig your own gravedig a grave for yourselfhave one foot in the grave(as) silent as the grave
●turn in his, her, etc. ˈgrave (BrE) (NAmE roll in his, her, etc. ˈgrave) (of a person who is dead 亡者) likely to be very shocked or angry （也会）不安，九泉之下不得安宁◆Beethoven would turn in his grave if he could hear the way they’re playing his music.
贝多芬要是能听到他们这么演奏他的曲子，九泉之下也没法安宁。●from the ˌcradle to the ˈgravefrom birth to death; throughout your whole life 一生一世；从生到死◆The new ministry was formed to look after citizens’ social welfare from the cradle to the grave.新成立的政府部门负责国民从出生到死亡一辈子的社会福利问题。▸ ˌcradle-to-ˈgrave adjective ◆Their conclusions are based on two cradle-to-grave studies conducted in Germany.他们的结论基于在德国进行的两项有关人从生到死的研究。●dig your own ˈgrave●dig a ˈgrave for yourselfdo sth that will bring harm to yourself 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡；自己害自己◆If you give up your job now, you’ll be digging your own grave, because you won’t find it easy to get another one.你要是现在放弃工作，等于自己害自己，再找一份工作并不容易。● (informal, humorous) be so old or ill that you probably will not live much longer 行将就木；已经半截入土◆I may be retired, but that doesn’t mean I’ve got one foot in the grave, you know.我是退休了，但你要知道，这不等于我一只脚已经踏进坟墓了。●(as) ˌsilent as the ˈgravewithout any noise at all 静得像坟墓；悄无声息；寂静无声◆The playground, which had been filled with the noises of children at play, suddenly became silent as the grave.之前曾充满孩子喧闹声的操场突然鸦雀无声了。 |