| 单词 | knell |
| 释义 | knell n. & v. --n 1. the sound of a bell, esp. when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. 2. an announcement, event, etc., regarded as a solemn warning of disaster. --v 1. intr. a (of a bell) ring solemnly, esp. for a death or funeral. b make a doleful or ominous sound. 2. tr. proclaim by or as by a knell (knelled the death of all their hopes). Phrases and idioms ring the knell of announce or herald the end of. Etymology: OE cnyll, cnyllan: perh. infl. by bell |
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