knell

knellknellD.J.:[nel]K.K.:[nɛl]n.1.■丧钟声2.■某事物结束的象征

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knell[nel]n.1.■钟声；丧钟声2.■哀声，悲声3.■[比喻](事物的)完结；(死亡、失败等的)兆示vi.1.■缓慢而庄严地鸣响；发出丧钟声：The bell is knelling.钟发出丧钟声。2.■发出不祥(或悲哀)的声音：The old cat whose child has just been dead is knelling all the time.那只刚刚失去孩子的老猫不停地发出悲哀的声音。3.■兆示死亡(或失败等)vt.1.■敲(丧钟)2.■敲丧钟报(丧或灾祸)3.■敲丧钟召集(或宣布)：His failure knelled the bankruptcy of the company.他的失败宣告了公司的破产。ring (或 sound, toll) the knell of敲响…的丧钟；宣布…的失败(或毁灭等)

knellknell[nel]n.1.■丧钟(声)2.■凶兆(of)sound [toll, ring out] the death knell for [of] sth.给某事敲丧钟, 宣告某事物告终

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词性变化knell[nel]vt.1.■[古]敲(钟)报丧[报灾]2.■敲丧钟召集[宣布]vi.1.■敲丧钟2.■发出不吉利的声音