knell

美 [nel]英 [nel]
  • n.丧钟;丧钟声;凶兆;哀伤的声音
  • v.鸣丧钟;预报凶兆;发出哀伤之声;敲丧钟召集

复数: knells 过去式: knelled 现在分词: knelling 过去分词: knelled 第三人称单数: knells

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noun

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

verb

1
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Ring the bells
My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Synonym: ring
2
ring as in announcing death

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  1. The revolution tolled the death knell for the Russian monarchy .

    那场革命敲响了俄国君主制的丧钟。

  2. 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。

  3. Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning .

    不让他参加比赛,也许就意味着我们全无获胜的可能了。

  4. It 's going to be the death knell of the red deer .

    这将导致马鹿的灭绝。

  5. When bell knells , when banshee wails ; you know , the time is come .

    丧钟敲响,女妖嚎哭;你知道,大限到了

  6. Some workers saw the machines as a death knell for traditional skills .

    有些人视机器为传统技能的丧钟。

  7. His failure sound the death knell for all his hopes .

    他的失败宣告了他所有希望的破灭。

  8. A deep sound strikes like a rising knell .

    一个沉闷的声音就像正在敲响的丧钟一样传来。

  9. That 's the death knell of a business .

    那会是一个事业死亡的丧钟。

  10. His decision sounded the death knell for all our hopes .

    他的决定预报我们的希望将全部破灭。

  11. They name thee before me , A knell to mine ear ;

    他们当着我讲到你,一声声有如丧钟;

  12. A diplomatic crisis would sound the death knell of any hopes of disarmament .

    外交上的危机将为任何裁军希望敲响丧钟。

  13. It was another form of knell , with mockery added to the warning .

    这不过是另一种丧钟,警告之中又添上了嘲弄。

  14. The arrival of supermarkets sounded the death knell of small shops .

    超级市场的到来敲响了小商店的丧钟。

  15. That is the death knell of the British Empire .

    这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。

  16. The opening of the ports sounded this death knell of the ancient regime .

    港口的开放敲响了这个古老制度的丧钟。

  17. Industry executives are quick to deny that a death knell has sounded over the industry .

    业内高管对丧钟已响彻整个行业的说法迅速予以否定。

  18. Soon comes the morning when the knell is rung .

    很快的,黎明随黑夜的消失而来。

  19. To resume the ivory trade would sound the death knell for the African elephants .

    恢复象牙贸易将会敲响了非洲象的丧钟。

  20. The death knell comes in the form of squabbling among a horde of family shareholders .

    丧钟以一大群家族股东争吵的形式敲响。

  21. The death knell of a marriage is contempt .

    婚姻结束的标志是互相蔑视。

  22. A knell from the church bell broke harshly on these youthful thoughts .

    教堂那边传来一声报丧的钟声,粗暴地打断了这些幼稚的想法。

  23. We all mourned at the death knell of Tom .

    我们听到汤姆的丧钟的时候都很悲伤。

  24. Never did funeral knell , never did alarm-bell , produce a greater effect on the hearer .

    这一个声音在听者耳中所产生的效力,简直比丧钟或警钟更为厉害。

  25. Political correctness rings hunchback death knell .

    政治正确“驼背”无理。

  26. A knell to mine ear ;

    一声声有如丧钟;

  27. That ring the dead seaman 's knell .

    敲响了水手死亡的钟声。

  28. His manner was so casual when he was sounding the death knell of tara .

    他谈到塔拉这个要命的消息时,态度还是那么随便。

  29. Knells all the night long ;

    彻夜发出丧钟般的哀号;

  30. As they simultaneously signaled the death knell of many species of migratory animals as well as served up noise and air pollution .

    却也敲响许多迁移性动物的丧钟以及产生噪音和空气污染。