"graveyards" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 墓地

Definition

安葬死者的地方，通常靠近教堂；是指墓地的另一种说法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“graveyard”和“cemetery”有时可以互换，但“graveyard”常用于指教堂旁边的小墓地。语气较为正式或带有悲伤色彩。

Examples

The old church has two graveyards next to it.

那座老教堂旁有两个**墓地**。

People visit graveyards to remember loved ones.

人们去**墓地**缅怀亲人。

Many birds live in graveyards because they are quiet.

许多鸟儿生活在**墓地**，因为那里很安静。

Kids dare each other to walk through graveyards at night.

孩子们会相互挑战，晚上走过**墓地**。

Old movies often have scary scenes set in graveyards.

老电影里经常有在**墓地**拍摄的恐怖场景。

Urban planners sometimes turn abandoned graveyards into public parks.

城市规划师有时把废弃的**墓地**改造成公园。