/ˈmɔ:tʃəri; US mɔ:tʃʊerɪ ||; ˈmɔrtʃυˌɛrɪ/noun [C] (plural mortuaries) a room, usually in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept before they are buried or burned 太平间，停尸间（通常指医院里的） ☞ Look at morgue. 参看morgue。