a large grave (= where a dead person is buried), especially one built of stone above or below the ground 坟墓;冢 the tombs of the Pharaohs (埃及)法老的墓室
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTomb is used before these nouns:- chamber
- robber
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tombe, from late Latin tumba, from Greek tumbos.