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单词 passing bell
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passing bell

noun chiefly historical
A bell rung immediately after a death as a signal for prayers.No passing bells here, though there are three churches within spitting distance....
  • Owen had come closer to the reality when he had asked ‘What passing bells for these who die as cattle?’
  • The last of the book's generous number of historical illustrations has the timbre of a passing bell: a ‘Design for a Motor Garage and Chauffeur's Lodge’ from 1913.
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