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graver 音标拼音: [gr'evɚ] n. 雕刻师,雕刻刀 雕刻师,雕刻刀 graver n 1: a tool used by an engraver [ synonym: { graver}, { graving tool}, { pointel}, { pointrel}] Grave \ Grave\, a. [ Compar. { Graver} ( gr[= a] v"[~ e] r); superl. { Gravest.}] [ F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See { Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. -- Chapman. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. [ 1913 Webster] Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Mus.) ( a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key. [ 1913 Webster] The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. -- Moore ( Encyc. of Music). ( b) Slow and solemn in movement. [ 1913 Webster] { Grave accent}. ( Pron.) See the Note under { Accent}, n., 2. Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. Usage: { Grave}, { Sober}, { Serious}, { Solemn.} Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise. [ 1913 Webster]
Graver \ Graver\, n. 1. One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin. [ 1913 Webster]
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