entomb
verb /ɪnˈtuːm/
/ɪnˈtuːm/
[usually passive] (formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they entomb | /ɪnˈtuːm/ /ɪnˈtuːm/ |
he / she / it entombs | /ɪnˈtuːmz/ /ɪnˈtuːmz/ |
past simple entombed | /ɪnˈtuːmd/ /ɪnˈtuːmd/ |
past participle entombed | /ɪnˈtuːmd/ /ɪnˈtuːmd/ |
-ing form entombing | /ɪnˈtuːmɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtuːmɪŋ/ |
- to bury or completely cover somebody/something so that they cannot get out, be seen, etc.
掩埋;埋葬 - (be) entombed (in something) As many as 1 000 people were dead, entombed in collapsed buildings.
多达1 000人死亡,被埋在倒塌的建筑物中。
- (be) entombed (in something) As many as 1 000 people were dead, entombed in collapsed buildings.
- to put a dead body in a tomb
把(尸体)葬入坟墓 - (be) entombed (in something) pharaohs entombed in the pyramids of Egypt
法老被埋葬在埃及的金字塔里
- (be) entombed (in something) pharaohs entombed in the pyramids of Egypt
词源late Middle English (formerly also as intomb): from Old French entomber, from en- ‘in’ + tombe ‘tomb’.