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IELTS BNC: 3630 COCA: 3358
grave
adjective /ɡreɪv/
adjectivegrave
comparativegraver
superlativegravest
  1. 1
    so serious that you feel worried 严重的;沉重的

    The situation is very grave and appears to be deteriorating. 情况非常严重,而且看起来正在恶化。

     Synonyms and related words
    Making you feel worried: serious, severe, grave...
    1. a.
      used for emphasizing how serious something is 认真的;深切的

      The report expressed grave concerns about the safety of meat production. 报告表达了对肉制品生产安全的深切关注。

      I have grave doubts that he'll ever become a doctor. 我对他能否成为一个医生深表怀疑。

      in grave danger (of) :

      The peace process is in grave danger of collapsing. 和平进程极有可能遭到破坏。

       Synonyms and related words
      Serious, severe and extreme: serious, severe, extreme...
  2. 2
    looking very serious and worried 严肃的;担忧的

    a grave expression/face 严肃的表情/面容

     Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe facial expressions: absent, appealing, beatific...

derived word

gravely

adverb

Her husband had been gravely ill for some time. 她的丈夫重病缠身有一段时间了。

She nodded gravely. 她严肃地点了点头。

 Synonyms and related words
Serious, severe and extreme: serious, severe, extreme...
grave
noun [C] /ɡreɪv/
singulargrave
pluralgraves
  1. 1
    the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body 坟墓;墓穴

    He's never even visited his mother's grave. 他竟然从未去过他母亲的墓地。

     Synonyms and related words
  2. 2

    the grave

    literary death 死亡

    His secret will go with me to the grave (=I will die without telling anyone). 他的秘密我至死也不会透露。

    beyond the grave :

    It seemed to him like a voice from beyond the grave (=the voice of a dead person). 在他听起来那像是从坟墓里发出来的声音。

     Synonyms and related words
    Death and general words relating to death: morbidity, death, mortality...
  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
    3
    (as) silent/quiet as the grave completely silent

    As soon as the boss entered, the room was as silent as the grave.

    Submitted by Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 14/09/2018
See also
grave
noun [C] linguistics /ɡrɑːv/
singulargrave
pluralgraves
singulargrave accent
pluralgrave accents

or grave accent

  1. the mark ` above a letter in French and some other languages to show how that letter is pronounced (法语等语言里的)抑音符号,沉音符
     Synonyms and related words
    Written symbols on letters of alphabets: accent, acute, cedilla...
    See also acute , circumflex

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