英语词汇“tomb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tomb n. [countable]

a hole dug in earth for the burial of a corpse;
a grave.
a large burial chamber or the like.

tomb n.

an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse;
grave.
a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like.
a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person.
any sepulchral structure.

v.t.

to place in or as if in a tomb;
entomb;
bury.

Greek týmbos burial mound; akin to Latin tumēre to swell. See tumor, tumulus
Late Latin tumba
Anglo-French; Old French tombe
Middle English tumbe 1225–75

tomb ′al, adj.
tomb ′less, adj.
tomb ′like′, adj.

tomb /tuːm/ n

a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse
a stone or other monument to the dead
the tomb ⇒
a poetic term for death

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba burial mound, from Greek tumbos; related to Latin tumēre to swell, Middle Irish tomm hill

单词	tomb
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 tomb /tum/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a hole dug in earth for the burial of a corpse; a grave. a large burial chamber or the like. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 tomb (to̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave. a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like. a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person. any sepulchral structure. v.t. to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury. Greek týmbos burial mound; akin to Latin tumēre to swell. See tumor, tumulus Late Latin tumba Anglo-French; Old French tombe Middle English tumbe 1225–75 tomb ′al, adj. tomb ′less, adj. tomb ′like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tomb /tuːm/ n a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse a stone or other monument to the dead the tomb ⇒ a poetic term for death Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba burial mound, from Greek tumbos; related to Latin tumēre to swell, Middle Irish tomm hill
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