knell
knell 英 [nel] 美 [nɛl]
n. 丧钟声；凶兆；哀伤的声音 vi. 鸣丧钟；预报凶兆；发出哀伤之声 vt. 敲丧钟召集
进行时:knelling 过去式:knelled 过去分词:knelled 第三人称单数:knells 名词复数:knells
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- n. 丧钟声；凶兆；哀伤的声音
- vi. 鸣丧钟；预报凶兆；发出哀伤之声
- vt. 敲丧钟召集
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1. But instead, we applauded the death knell of both liberty and prosperity and issued in a new chaos, far greater than that of the Roosevelt era, one that might last for untold years and years to come.
然而相反，我们曾为自由和繁荣的丧钟而欢欣雀跃，并引发了一场远比罗斯福时代更严重的混乱，这场混乱已经持续了多年并将继续下去。
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2. Not staying on par with colleagues and those vying for your job will be a death knell.
不注意跟同事和那些窥探你工作的人做比较，丧钟将为你而鸣。
- knell (n.) Old English cnyll "sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly," from knell (v.). Compare Dutch knal, German knall, Danish knald, Swedish knall. The Welsh cnull "death-bell" appears to be a borrowing from English. For vowel evolution, see bury. For pronunciation, see kn-.
- knell (v.) Old English cnyllan "to toll a bell; strike, knock," cognate with Middle High German erknellen "to resound," Old Norse knylla "to beat, thrash;" probably imitative. Intransitive sense, in reference to a bell, is from late 14c. Related: Knelled; knelling.
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