a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead
坟墓,冢;葬身之地。
an enclosure for a corpse cut in the earth or in rock
土棺;石棺。
a monument to the memory of a dead person, erected over their burial place
墓碑。
used in similes and metaphors to refer to a place or situation that is extremely cold, quiet, or dark, or that forms a confining enclosure
一片死寂(或冰冷、阴森森)
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the house was as quiet as a tomb .屋子死气沉沉。
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〈诗/文〉 死亡
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none escape the tomb .万物皆难逃一死。
"Middle English: from Old French