中英词典查询

knell [nel]

n. 丧钟声; 某事物结束的象征;
v. 〈古〉敲丧钟; 敲丧钟报丧; 敲丧钟，发丧钟声; 发出不吉利的声音;
复数：: knells 过去式：: knelled 过去分词：: knelled 现在分词：: knelling 第三人称单数：: knells

例句:

  • 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。
  • It's going to be the death knell of the red deer.
    这将导致马鹿的灭绝。
  • 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.
  • Its loss was the first ominous death knell of Rome.
    来自BBC
  • It could be a slow death knell for rural communities near big conurbations.
    来自THETIMES
  • The war could have been the death knell for Sony but the company triumphed.
    来自FORBES