"watery grave" 怎么发音

expression

US

WAW-ter-ee GRAYV

UK

WAW-tuh-ree GRAYV

释义

A poetic or figurative way to describe dying by drowning, or being lost at sea or in water, so that one's body is buried in water rather than on land.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwɔtɝi/ /ˈɡɹeɪv

英式英语

wˈɔːtəɹi/ /ɡɹeɪv

简化发音

美式

WAW-ter-ee GRAYV

英式

WAW-tuh-ree GRAYV

语境中听

Many sailors met a watery grave during the storm.

The ship sank, giving everyone on board a watery grave.

He feared a watery grave while swimming far from shore.

The story tells of pirates who found their watery grave chasing treasure.