释义 |
death knellˈdeath knell noun [singular] - Do we now hear yet another death knell for readability studies?
- The death knell for a revised Thanksgiving came when retailers began admitting their revenues had not improved after all.
- The word repeated itself over and over in her head like a death knell.
- This would, in effect, finally sound the death knell for the Convention.
- Was it the death knell of the nuclear industry or merely curfew time?
► (sound/strike/toll) the death knell for/of something The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes. a sign that something will soon fail or stop existing → death blow(sound/strike/toll) the death knell for/of something The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes. |