green burial
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/ us/ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/ (also natural burial)
绿色殡葬
the act of burying a body in a way that causes little damage to the environment, for example by not having the body embalmed (= treated with special chemicals) and by using a coffin made of natural materials, so that the coffin and body can decay naturally
The nature preserves where green burials take place don't look like cemeteries. 进行绿色殡葬的自然保护区看起来不像墓地。
The concept of green burial is gaining in popularity. 绿色埋葬的概念越来越流行。
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- This section of the cemetery is reserved for green burials.
- More information on green burial should be made available to the public.
- Supporters of green burials believe in burying the dead the way people were buried before embalming became popular.