entomb

英 [ɪn'tuːm; en-] 美 [ɪn'tum]
  • vt. 埋葬；成为…的坟墓
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中文词源

entomb 掩埋

en-, 进入，使。tomb, 坟墓。

英语词源

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).

权威例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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