entomb

英 [ɪn'tuːm; en-] 美 [ɪn'tum]
  • 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).

双语例句


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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