单词 | death knell |
释义 | death knelldeath-knell n. 1.(sign of the end)死亡的信号;完结的预兆 the death knell of sth某事物的丧钟 It's going to be the death knell of the red deer.这是那只红鹿即将死亡的预兆。 to sound the death knell for sth (signal the end)为…敲响丧钟 The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business.税收增加为这家公司敲响了丧钟。 That dispute was to sound the death knell for the Labour government.那场争端预示着工党政府的倒台。 2.(bell)丧钟 |
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