headstone

英 [ˈhedstəʊn]

美 [ˈhedstoʊn]

n.  墓碑

复数：headstones　

TEM8

BNC.21900 / COCA.15640

牛津词典

noun

• 墓碑
  a piece of stone placed at one end of a grave, showing the name, etc. of the person buried there

柯林斯词典

• 墓碑
  Aheadstoneis a large stone which stands at one end of a grave, usually with the name of the dead person carved on it.

英英释义

noun

• a stone that is used to mark a grave
  Synonym:gravestonetombstone
• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  Synonym:keystonekey

双语例句

• He could no longer keep his eyes upon the headstone, could no longer think of the grave and what it held.
  他没法把目光盯在那石碑上，没法在想着那个坟和坟里的死人。
• Her husband lies in the same spot now; and they have each a simple headstone above, and a plain grey block at their feet, to mark the graves.
  如今她丈夫也葬在同一个地点，他们坟上各竖立一块简单的石碑，它们的脚下也各有一块平平的灰石，作为坟墓的标志。
• If you enter the kirkyard, you'll read on his headstone, only that, and the date of his death.
  如果你去墓园，你可以在他的墓碑上读到只有那个字，以及他的死期。
• A proper burial with her name on a headstone.
  在墓石上应该有她的名字。
• They were very near a graveyard and one of them suggested they do their business behind a headstone or something.
  他们是非常接近的墓地，其中一人建议他们做他们的业务墓石或背后的东西。
• Mr Beeston, a stonemason who found the slab in a quarry years ago, thought it would make a nice headstone and nothing more.
  但比斯顿先生万万没有想到，他家猫咪的漂亮墓碑竟然是一件千年古董。
• Comparative advantage theory possesses the function of headstone in international trade theory doubtless, but to accord with up-to-date trade nicely, we must correspondingly expand in meaning and extension.
  比较优势理论无疑具有国际贸易理论基石的作用，但要与当代的贸易现实很好地吻合，必须在内涵和外延上进行相应的扩展。
• A nameless headstone stand above him.
  一块无名的墓碑在他上方哆嗦。
• Theresa would go to the cemetery and sit, banging her head against Scarlett's headstone until her face was covered with blood.
  每当夜幕降临，特蕾莎就会去孩子的墓地坐着，用头不停地撞击斯嘉丽的墓碑直到血流满面。
• Grabbed him as he was putting a dozen roses on her headstone.
  在他向她的墓前摆放玫瑰时抓住了他。