entomb /ɪnˈtuːm/ (entombing,entombed,entombs)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） 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。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） 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。