grave
单词辨析：
指一般的土墓。
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。
指小山丘似的古墓，通常由泥土或石块堆成。
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。
指有建筑工程的坟墓，比 grave 大，可在地上或地下。
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。
常指教堂地下存放尸体或棺材之处，也指坟地的墓穴。
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。
常指因发生不幸事件或处于庄重场合而非常严肃的，语义较强。
The mourners looked solemn at the funeral.
葬礼上，哀悼者神情严肃。
The Premier's burial was a solemn occasion.
总理的葬礼场面庄重。
He looked very solemn as he announced the decision.
在宣布这一决定时，他显得非常严肃。
指人或举止认真而诚恳的。
The new secretary is earnest in her work.
新来的秘书工作很认真。
Mark is an earnest man.
马克是个真诚的人。
He had an earnest talk with his girlfriend.
他和女友进行了一次认真的交谈。
I made an earnest effort to persuade her.
我非常诚恳地努力说服她。
尤指因发生重大或令人担心的事件而神情严肃的。
He stood there with a grave look when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息后，脸色凝重地站在那里。
His face was grave when I told him my decision.
当我告诉他我的决定时，他的脸色很严肃。
It was a woman, grave and dignified, who advanced to meet him.
朝他走过来的分明是一个妇人，严肃而端庄。
普通用词，指非常认真而并非开玩笑的，也指人神情严肃的或事情需要认真考虑的。
Do you think he is serious about leaving school?
你认为他当真要辍学吗？
I am pretty serious about what I said at lunch.
我午餐时说的话是非常认真的。
You look serious; is there anything wrong?
你看上去很严肃，出什么事了吗？
This is a serious question.
这是个非常严肃的问题。
相关例句：
A series of arrows points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.
一连串的箭头指示着通往安德烈·萨哈罗夫的朴素的墓地的路。
Grave fears are felt for the safety of the missing airman.
对失踪飞行员的安全甚为担忧。
William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave
威廉在屋顶上呆了一段时间，他下来的时候面色凝重。
Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.
一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事，达尔文在九泉之下一定不得安宁。
The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
兄弟之情会延续一辈子。
I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story.
我对这些文件能否说明所有的问题深表怀疑。