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tumulus

/too-myuh-luhs, tyoo-/US // ˈtu myə ləs, ˈtyu- //UK // (ˈtjuːmjʊləs) //

肿瘤,瘤状物,瘤,瘤子

Related Words

mountain山区,山地,山,山脉rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨hillock小丘,小山丘,丘陵,山丘shock震惊,震动,冲击,震撼drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮dune沙丘,沙丘上,沙丘上的,沙丘上的人pile一堆,堆积,堆积物,堆bank银行,岸,银行的,岸上embankment堤坝,堤岸,堤防,筑堤knoll丘陵,丘陵地带,丘比特,丘陵区mass大批,大规模,大批的,大规模的stack一堆,一叠,一大堆,堆放molehill鼹鼠山,鼹鼠丘,鼹鼠山庄,鼹鼠坡anthill蚁穴,蚁丘,蚁巢,蚁群mote尘埃hog猪,猪猡,猪场,猪的hill山丘,小山,山头,丘陵mound丘陵,土墩,冢,土墩子gurry茸毛,咖喱,浆糊,浆液

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tu·mu·lus·es, tu·mu·li [too-myuh-lahy, tyoo-]. /ˈtu myəˌlaɪ, ˈtyu-/.

    • : Archaeology. an artificial mound, especially over a grave; barrow.
    • : Geology. a domelike swelling or mound formed in congealed lava.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmound
Synonyms
anthill蚁穴,蚁丘,蚁巢,蚁群bank银行,岸,银行的,岸上drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮dune沙丘,沙丘上,沙丘上的,沙丘上的人embankment堤坝,堤岸,堤防,筑堤hillock小丘,小山丘,丘陵,山丘knoll丘陵,丘陵地带,丘比特,丘陵区mass大批,大规模,大批的,大规模的molehill鼹鼠山,鼹鼠丘,鼹鼠山庄,鼹鼠坡mountain山区,山地,山,山脉pile一堆,堆积,堆积物,堆rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨shock震惊,震动,冲击,震撼stack一堆,一叠,一大堆,堆放
as inbarrow
Synonyms
bank银行,岸,银行的,岸上dune沙丘,沙丘上,沙丘上的,沙丘上的人hill山丘,小山,山头,丘陵hog猪,猪猡,猪场,猪的mote尘埃mound丘陵,土墩,冢,土墩子mountain山区,山地,山,山脉pile一堆,堆积,堆积物,堆gurry茸毛,咖喱,浆糊,浆液

Examples

  • The pile was then fired and when wood and body had been consumed, earth was heaped over the ashes into a mound (tumulus).

  • It is on this summit, and on one of the most elevated parts of it, that the great tumulus stands.

  • We have, indeed, in Thessaly, "a large tumulus which contained a silver urn with burned remains."

  • The monuments were generally adequately protected against this by the thick tumulus.

  • The tumulus was enlarged proportionately and usually completely covered the chamber.

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