knell

英[nel] 美[nel]
  • n. 丧钟声；某事物结束的徵兆
  • v. 鸣丧钟；发出哀鸣
knelled knelled knelling knells
  • knell n.丧钟声；某事物结束的徵兆v.鸣丧钟；发出哀鸣
  • knelt 动词kneel的过去式和过去分词

详细释义

Noun:
  1. the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something

Verb:
  1. ring as in announcing death

  2. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification;

    "Ring the bells"
    "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

双语例句

1. The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business.
税赋的增加为这个企业敲响了丧钟。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It's going to be the death knell of the red deer.
这将导致马鹿的灭绝。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.
大型超市的出现宣告了许多地方小商店的终结.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. That is the death knell of the British Empire.
这是不列颠帝国的丧钟.

来自辞典例句

5. At first he thought it was a death knell.
起初,他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Like a leaden knell the words came back at him.
      像沉闷的钟声一样，那几句话又在他耳边响起。
    2. Their refusal rang the knell of our hopes.
      他们的拒绝是我们希望破灭的凶兆。
    3. The decision sounded the knell of our hopes.
      这项决议宣告我们的希望落空。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The bell is knelling.
      丧钟已经敲响。

用法讲解

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

knew kneel Kneller Knellesen Knellecken
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