entomb的意思

entomb

英式音标[ɪn'tum]
美式英标[ɪn'tuːm; en-]

基本解释

vt. 埋葬；成为…的坟墓

中文词源

entomb 掩埋

en-, 进入，使。tomb, 坟墓。

英文词源

entomb (v.): 1570s, from Old French entomber "place in a tomb," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tombe "tomb" (see tomb). Related: Entombed; entombing. The earlier verb was simply tomb (c. 1300).

实用例句

1. Workers are still trying to entomb the reactor in concrete.: 工人们仍然正在设法用混凝土把反应堆埋起来.

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