tomb
gb/tˈum/ us/tˈum/
B1
영어
~ 3600
의미
의미 0개
명사
B1
entity
1
Grave or burial chamber
A special building or place where a dead person is buried.
사용 패턴：
a tomb for [someone]
자주 하는 실수：
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.
유의어
grave (Grave is more general and can be simple; tomb often refers to a larger or more elaborate structure.)
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mausoleum (A mausoleum is a type of large, above-ground tomb, usually grander in scale.)
반의어
cradle (Symbolically opposite as it represents birth and beginning rather than death and burial.)
연어
ancient tomb
|royal tomb
|stone tomb
|family tomb
|visit a tomb
주제
death
|history
|architecture
|core_vocabulary
|religion
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
문법
기본형
tomb
IPA
GB/tˈum/
US/tˈum/
음절 및 강세
tomb （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (tomb)
활용형
Noun
- Base: tomb
- Plural: tombs
관련 단어
표현
as silent as the tomb
1/ˈæz sˈaɪlənt ˈæz ðə tˈum/
idiom
Completely silent
Very quiet, with no sound at all.
예문
- After the guests left, the house was as silent as the tomb.
- The library was as silent as the tomb during exams.
the tomb
1/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.
예문
- Many poets have written about the silence of the tomb.
- He went to his rest in the tomb.