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knell

美[nel]  英[nel]
n.  丧钟声;某事物结束的徵兆
v.  鸣丧钟;发出哀鸣
  过去式:knelled  过去分词:knelled  现在分词:knelling  第三人称单数:knells
  近义词:ring,toll,sound,peal,chime,strike,resound,reverberate,

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。
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