| 释义 |
sound the death knell of something sound the death knellTo cause or signal the impending end or ruin of something, especially a business, organization, or activity. (Refers to the sound of a bell ringing—the knell—from a church to indicate that someone has died.) The expansion of the Internet and digital media has sounded the death knell for countless print-based businesses around the world.See also: death, knell, soundsound the ˈdeath knell of something be the reason why something ends, goes out of fashion, or is replaced: The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.The death knell is the ringing of a bell to announce a person’s death.See also: death, knell, of, something, sound |