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

英英释义

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"
   

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。

经典引文

• The heavy knell, the choir's faint swell, Came slowly down the wind.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

词汇搭配

• death knell 丧钟声(预示将要失败...
• sound the knell of something sound the ...
• ring out the knell of something 给某事物敲丧钟,宣告...
• toll the knell of something 给某事物敲丧钟,宣告...
• sound the knell for something 给某事物敲丧钟,宣告...
• ring out the knell for something 给某事物敲丧钟,宣告...
• ring the knell of 给 ... 敲丧钟...
• toll the knell for something 给某事物敲丧钟,宣告...

近反义词

【近义词】

• ring 戒指
• toll 伤亡人数
• sound 声音
• peal 钟声
• chime 鸣
• strike 罢工
• resound (使)回响
• reverberate 回响