grave、tomb与vault这些名词都有“坟墓、墓穴”之意。
grave : 一般的土墓，指埋葬尸体的场所。
- a mass grave
万人坑 - an unmarked grave
无名墓 - a grave digger
掘墓者 - He visits his mother's grave every Sunday.
他每个星期天都去他母亲墓上祭奠。
tomb语气比grave庄重，指有建筑工程的坟墓，可在地上，也可在地下。
- The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
这座坟墓里的财宝早已被盗。 - People all over the world come to visit the tomb of Shakespeare.
世界各地的人们都来参观莎士比亚之墓。 - Wreaths were laid at the martyr's tomb.
烈士墓前安放着花圈。
vault : 指地下存放尸体或棺材的地方，也指用混凝土预制的墓穴。
- She was buried in the family vault.
她被葬在家族墓室里。
