n. 丧钟声;某事物结束的象征 v. 〈古〉敲丧钟;敲丧钟报丧;敲丧钟,发丧钟声;发出不吉利的声音 复数: knells 第三人称单数: knells 过去式: knelled 过去分词: knelled 现在分词: knelling 易混淆的单词: Knell
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knell 丧钟声
来自古英语cnyll,缓慢而沉重的钟声,拟声词。引申词义丧钟声。拼写可能受bell影响。
knell 用法和例句
Hear it not , duncan , for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell .
别听到这铃响,丹肯,这可是召唤你前去天堂或地狱的丧钟声。
So while 2011 could very well be the year of the tablet as many analysts have forecasted , its ringing success won 't simultaneously sound the death knell for the pc.