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

• Some say, however, that the friendship between Garrett and Bonney led the lawman to let the outlaw go and another man's body lies beneath the famous headstone.
  不过有些人说，格瑞特和邦尼之间友谊使执法者让歹徒逃走并把另一个人的尸体放在这座著名的墓碑下面。
• 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。
• 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。
• At Arlington National Cemetery, each headstone is being marked with an American flag.
  在阿灵顿国家公墓，每块墓碑上都插有一面美国国旗。
• 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。
• A thousand-year-old headstone stands next to the ruins of an ancient church on great Skellig island, off the southwest coast of ireland.
  在位于爱尔兰西南海岸的大斯凯利格岛上，一块千年墓碑耸立在古教堂的遗址旁。
• 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。
• Parents not only give our body, more important they give us the headstone of growing.
  父母不但给了我们身体，重要的是给我们奠定了思想的基石。
• The story of his loyalty and bravery is written for all to read on a beautiful headstone erected in his honor.
  为了纪念他，人们立起了一块漂亮的石碑，并把有关他的忠诚和勇敢的故事刻在碑上，让大家都能读到。