grave/ɡreɪv/

n

1. C 墓地；坟墓

2. 用作单 文 死亡

• He drank himself into an early grave. 他因酗酒早早地把自己送进了坟墓。

词组as silent as the grave 守口如瓶 dig one's own grave 自掘坟墓 have one foot in the grave 见foot make sb. turn over in his grave 使某人在九泉之下会为之震惊(或愤怒)

• The way they are running the company would make their grandfather turn over in his grave. 他们经营公司的方式会使祖父在九泉之下大为震惊。