entomb /ɪnˈtuːm/ ( entombing, entombed, entombs )

• 1. 

  V-T If something is entombed, it is buried or permanently trapped by something. 掩埋; 埋藏 [正式]

  例：

  The city was entombed in volcanic lava.

  那个城市被火山熔岩掩埋了。

  例：

  The Tel, an artificial mountain, entombs Jericho's ancient past.

  人造的泰勒山埋藏着赫里科古老的过去。

• 2. 

  V-T When a person's dead body is entombed, it is buried in a grave or put into a tomb. 埋葬 [正式] [usu passive]

  例：

  Neither of them had any idea how long the body had been entombed.

  他们两个人都不知道这具尸体被埋了多久了。