knell

英 [nel]

美 [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

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

TOEFL

BNC.23222 / COCA.24362

英英释义

noun

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

verb

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

双语例句

• There is no "Google death knell counter," he writes, as there is for apple.
  他写道，世上并不存在所谓的“谷歌丧钟计时器”，但苹果丧钟计时器确实存在。
• 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。
• 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。
• The death knell sounded by Novartis over India's pharmaceuticals industry last week could be sour grapes but the concerns highlight some of the challenges facing the burgeoning sector.
  瑞士制药公司诺华（Novartis）上个月为印度制药行业敲响了丧钟，可能只是因为吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。但这种担忧突显出这个正在兴起的行业所面临的某些挑战。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's going to be the death knell of the red deer.
  这将导致马鹿的灭绝。
• That is the death knell of the British Empire.
  这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
• 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。
• This day is also likely to stand, the newspaper might have added, as the day which sounded the death knell of imperialism in Asia.
  其实，这家报纸还可以再补充一句说，这一天也很有可能作为在亚洲敲响帝国主义丧钟的日子而载入史册。