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单词 death bell
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Definition of death bell in English:

death bell

(also deid bell, dead bell)
noun ˈdɛθ bɛl
  • 1A bell rung at a person's death or funeral; a passing bell. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2A sound in the ears like the ringing of a bell or (in plural) bells, supposed by some people to portend death.

Origin

Mid 16th century. Originally from death + bell.

Definition of death bell in US English:

death bell

(also deid bell, dead bell)
nounˈdɛθ bɛl
  • 1A bell rung at a person's death or funeral; a passing bell. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2A sound in the ears like the ringing of a bell or (in plural) bells, supposed by some people to portend death.

Origin

Mid 16th century. Originally from death + bell.

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