knell
[nel]
n.丧钟声, 某事物结束的徵兆
v.鸣丧钟, 发出哀鸣
例句与用法:
The decision sounded the knell of our hopes.
这项决议宣告我们的希望落空。
The bell is knelling.
丧钟已经敲响。
Their refusal rang the knell of our hopes.
他们的拒绝是我们希望破灭的凶兆。
词形变化:
动词过去式: knelled | 动词过去分词: knelled | 动词现在分词: knelling | 动词第三人称单数: knells |
详细释义:
n.[theS]
1. 钟声; 丧钟声
toll the knell
敲起丧钟
2. 破灭的信号, 凶兆
His decision sounds the death knell for all our hopes.
他的决定预报我们的希望将全部破灭。
vi.
1. 鸣丧钟
2. 预报凶兆; 发出哀伤之声
vt.
敲丧钟召集(或宣告); 发出丧钟般的声音召集(或宣告)
The surrender knelled the downfall of the tyrant.
投降宣告了暴君的垮台。
短语词组:
death knell
1. 结束的信号
His failure sounds the death knell for all his hopes.
他的失败宣告了他所有希望的破灭。