knell
US
UK knell n: (ringing bell)
SC 钟声 zhōng shēng
SC 丧钟 zhōng shēng ，sāng zhōng
The knell of the church bell filled the small town.
knell vi: (bell: ring)
SC 发出丧钟声
The bell knelled all day in mourning of his death.
knell vi: figurative (proclaim)
SC 预报凶兆, 预示不幸或死亡
knell [sth] vtr: (bell: ring to announce [sth])
SC 敲钟召集
The church bell knelled the old man's death.
death knell n: figurative (sign of imminent demise) (比喻)
SC 丧钟 sāng zhōng
The CD format sounded the death knell for cassettes.