Engelsk

tomb

gb/tˈum/ us/tˈum/
B1 Engelsk
~ 3600
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Navneord B1 entity
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Grave or burial chamber

A special building or place where a dead person is buried.

Brugsmønster: a tomb for [someone]
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tomb' with 'tome' (a large book) due to similar spelling. They may also use 'tomb' when 'grave' is more appropriate for a simple burial site.
Synonymer
grave (Grave is more general and can be simple; tomb often refers to a larger or more elaborate structure.) | mausoleum (A mausoleum is a type of large, above-ground tomb, usually grander in scale.)
Antonymer
cradle (Symbolically opposite as it represents birth and beginning rather than death and burial.)
Ordforbindelser
ancient tomb |royal tomb |stone tomb |family tomb |visit a tomb
Temaer
death |history |architecture |core_vocabulary |religion
Eksempler
  • Tourists visited the ancient pharaoh's tomb in Egypt.
  • The archaeologists discovered a hidden tomb under the temple.
  • He placed flowers at his grandmother’s tomb.
  • The royal tomb was guarded day and night.
  • They built a family tomb on the hillside.
Læringseksempler
  • We saw an old tomb in the park.
  • The king’s tomb is very big.
  • People come to see the famous tomb.
  • The tomb is made of stone.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
tomb
IPA
GB/tˈum/
US/tˈum/
Stavelser og tryk
tomb (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (tomb)
Ordformer
Noun
  • Base: tomb
  • Plural: tombs
Ordfamilie
Forms
tombs noun
Core family
grave noun B1 bury verb A2 burial noun B2
Related words
cemetery noun B1 coffin noun B1 tombstone noun
Advanced or less common
entomb verb entombment noun
Udtryk

as silent as the tomb

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/ˈæz sˈaɪlənt ˈæz ðə tˈum/
idiom

Completely silent

Very quiet, with no sound at all.

Eksempler
  • After the guests left, the house was as silent as the tomb.
  • The library was as silent as the tomb during exams.

the tomb

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/ðə tˈum/
fixed phrase literary

Death or burial place

Used to mean death or the place where someone is buried, often in a serious or poetic way.

Eksempler
  • Many poets have written about the silence of the tomb.
  • He went to his rest in the tomb.

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