headstone

'hedstәun

英文释义

n the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
n a stone that is used to mark a grave

中文翻译

n. 墓石, 基石

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记忆技巧

headstone 由两个部分组成: head(头)和 stone(石头),字面意思是“头部的石头”,通常指墓碑,即放在坟墓上标记的石头。

例句

1. The headstone was engraved with her name and dates.

这块墓碑上刻着她的名字和日期。

2. We visited my grandfather's grave and cleaned the headstone.

我们参观了我祖父的墓地,并清理了墓碑。

3. Many headstones in the cemetery are over a hundred years old.

墓地里许多墓碑都有一百多年的历史。

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