| 单词 | knell |
| 释义 | knell noun[S] uk/nel/us/nel/adeath knell 终结的预兆，完结的信号（同 death knell）Death and dying
Examplesofknellknell If plans to produce cellulosic ethanol are carried very far, it could be the deathknellfor biodiversity and, with it, humanity's life-support systems. From theCambridge English Corpus The collaboration of director and designer fell apart, but the deathknellfor the door was clearly at hand. From theCambridge English Corpus Online delivery is not the deathknellfor record companies. From theCambridge English Corpus But the synchro-cyclotron is not a symptom of the thriving state of nuclear physics, more like its deathknell. From theCambridge English Corpus Assimilation may not be the deathknellof a minority language, but language choice generally means "going with the flow," and the flow is toward the majority language. From theCambridge English Corpus We are talking about the deathknellfor the ferries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By the same token, it would be the deathknellfor renewables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was the deathknellfor the minimum pension scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it fails and there happens to be a test ban meanwhile, that will be the deathknellof our nuclear effectiveness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When she was elected, she said that it was the deathknellof the poll tax, and she was right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Privatisation of the electricity industry sounded the deathknellof the coal industry and, with it, coal-fired electricity generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he realise that extending the privatisation principle to the welfare state will sound its deathknell? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Once a fire starts, if it is not brought under control it can be the deathknellof a colliery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rising costs have reduced the gates and this tax will sound the deathknellfor many of these clubs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it does, it almost spells the deathknellof a great number of football clubs throught the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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