gravely
adv. 嚴肅地; 莊重地; 嚴重地; 沉重地
A grave is a place where a dead person is buried.
They used to visit her grave twice a year.
他們以前每年去她的墓前憑弔兩次。
You can refer to some-one's death as their grave or to death as the grave .
...drinking yourself to an early grave...
縱酒而自折其壽
Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency.
大多數男人寧死都不願承認有依賴感。
A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.
He said that the situation in his country is very grave...
他說他的國家情況十分危急。
I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story.
我對這些檔案能否說明所有的問題深表懷疑。
A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.
William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave...
威廉在屋頂上呆了一段時間,他下來的時候面色凝重。
Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.
她忐忑不安地審視著他異常嚴肅的臉色。
In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'
If you say that someone is digging their own grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.
The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.
這份雜誌並非想斷送他的事業,而他拒絕接受採訪就是在自毀前程。
If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name.
一想到冒他之名所做下的那些事,達爾文在九泉之下一定不得安寧。
1. in a grave and sober manner;
2. to a severe or serious degree;
"I think I've covered that business more than adequately," he said gravely.
“我想我已經把那件事說得夠詳細了,”他正色說道。
"Its rarity value is high," Gibson announced gravely.
“它極為稀罕,”吉布森嚴肅地宣佈。
Her mother was gravely ill.
她母親病得很重.
He spoke gravely of the situation.
他心情沉重地談論著局勢.
We considered gravely before giving our consent.
我們經過慎重考慮後才應承此事.