单词 | cemetery |
释义 | cemeterycem‧e‧tery /ˈsemətri $ -teri/ ●●○ noun (plural cemeteries) [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcemetery ExamplesOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French cimitere, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Greek koimeterion ‘sleeping room, burying place’, from koiman ‘to cause to sleep’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Death Collocationsasphyxia, nounautopsy, nounbarrow, nounbequeath, verbbereaved, adjectivebereavement, nounbier, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounburial, nounbury, verbcasket, nouncatacomb, nouncatafalque, nouncemetery, nouncenotaph, nouncharnel house, nounchurchyard, nouncoffin, nouncommittal, nouncondolence, nouncoroner, nouncorpse, nouncortege, nouncot death, nouncremate, verbcrematorium, nouncrib death, nouncrucifixion, nouncrucify, verbcrypt, noundeath mask, noundemise, noundeparted, adjectiveD.O.A., adjectivedrown, verbembalm, verbend, nounepitaph, nouneulogy, nounexhume, verbexpire, verbfatality, nounfuneral, nounfunerary, adjectivefunereal, adjectivegrave, noungravedigger, noungravestone, noungraveyard, nounheadstone, nounhearse, nounhospice, nouninter, verbinterment, nounmausoleum, nounmorgue, nounmortality, nounmortician, nounmortuary, nounmortuary, adjectivemourner, nounmourning, nounmummify, verbmummy, nounnecrophilia, nounobsequies, nounpall, nounpallbearer, nounpassing, nounperish, verbplot, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbpyre, nounquietus, nounremains, nounrest, verbrigor mortis, nounRIP, rise, verbsarcophagus, nounsepulchre, nounshroud, nounthrenody, nountoll, nountomb, nountombstone, nountumulus, nounundertaker, nounundertaking, nounurn, nounvault, nounwake, nounwar memorial, nounwill, nounwinding sheet, nounwreath, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► local a piece of land, usually not belonging to a church, in which dead people are buried → graveyard· Many of those who died at Moreton in Marsh are buried in the local cemetery.· These visitations began at 8 a.m. and covered nine rural and local cemeteries.· There was a bust of Marx in the local cemetery and a bust of Freud outside the swimming baths.· They now lie together in a single lot in a local cemetery.· Along with his female counterpart, Mamn Brigitte, Ghede will guard the local cemetery. ► new· Ann Pinhey News from Alresford Does the town want a new cemetery?· Indeed, lack of available land and government regulations have hampered construction of new cemeteries over the decades, authorities said.· The borough council recognises that its newer cemeteries such as Acklam and Thorntree are in need of attention.· Lord Westbourne was now interred in the new cemetery by the side of Lord Brougham, but his murderer was as yet undiscovered.· He asked if residents wanted a new cemetery in Alresford, rather than use the Winchester cemetery.· Four years ago a new cemetery was opened in Whitehill after the churchyards at Blackmoor and Headley became full.· In the new cemeteries, which came into existence to relieve overcrowded churchyards, gatehouses were often provided for watchmen.· The trend was illustrated by the new cemeteries, which were springing up on the cities' fringes. ► old· No grave in the old cemetery near the town site has a headstone with the name of Ed Bailey. ► small· A small cemetery plot had been added since my last visit.· When we come to the small cemetery beyond the school, we turn in and eat our lunch there. VERB► bury· All the crew are buried at Stonefall cemetery, alongside many of their fellow countrymen.· Founded in 1979, the young community has only three other people buried in its cemetery.· But why weren't they buried in the cemetery after they were shot?· Another daughter, Elizabeth, died of fever at age two in 1764 and was buried in the Negro cemetery alongside Nina.· Many of those who died at Moreton in Marsh are buried in the local cemetery.· The parklike preserve also is the site of a tiny cemetery where members of the Bridges family and several Yahgans are buried.· He died in 1883 and was buried in Highgate cemetery.· She was buried in the Negro cemetery. ► find· Most pottery of this date has been found in large cemeteries, with a lesser contribution from settlements.· It was not so easy to find the cemetery where Mrs Zamzam's father was buried.· The graves of women and children have also been found in the nearby cemetery which borders the eastern walls of Qumran.· They are also often found in cemeteries suggesting that the spirits were toasted on their journey to the Isles of the Blessed. |
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