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embalmer

/em-bahm/US // ɛmˈbɑm //UK // (ɪmˈbɑːm) //

殡仪员,埋葬者,殡葬员,殡仪馆

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to treat so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.
    • : to preserve from oblivion; keep in memory: his deeds embalmed in the hearts of his disciples.
    • : to cause to remain unchanged; prevent the development of.
    • : to impart a balmy fragrance to.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmortician
Synonyms
funeral director殡仪员,殡仪馆馆长,殡仪馆长,殡仪馆老板
as inundertaker
Synonyms
mortician殡仪员,殡仪馆,殡葬师,殡仪业者grave digger掘墓人,挖墓人,挖坟人,挖土机
as infuneral director
Synonyms
mortician殡仪员,殡仪馆,殡葬师,殡仪业者undertaker殡仪员,殡仪馆,殡仪馆老板,殡仪业者

Examples

  • The sheet they left me kept off no drafts, and I felt like a corpse ready for the embalmer, and likely appeared one.

  • The face (which had been left by the embalmer exposed) confronted mine.

  • On examination it was found that the work of the embalmer had been most thorough.

  • If I'd had to listen to any more of his talking or singing, either the embalmer or the lunatic-asylum would have had me, sure!

  • Upon entering the apartment, which was some twenty feet square, they found that the embalmer had not exaggerated what he had done.

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