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knellUK:*/ˈnɛl/US:/nɛl/ ,(nel)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 knell n (ringing bell)钟声；丧钟The knell of the church bell filled the small town. knell vi (bell: ring)发出丧钟声The bell knelled all day in mourning of his death. knell vi figurative (proclaim)预报凶兆, 预示不幸或死亡 knell [sth] vtr (bell: ring to announce [sth])敲钟召集The church bell knelled the old man's death. 复合形式： death knell n figurative (sign of imminent demise) (比喻)丧钟The CD format sounded the death knell for cassettes. |