| 单词 | death knell |
| 释义 | death knell noun[S] uk/ˈdeθ ˌnel/us/ˈdeθ ˌnel/awarningof the end of something: 终结的预兆，完结的信号Theopeningof thesuperstorewillsound/tollthedeathknellfor(=causethefailureof)hundreds ofsmallindependentshops.大型超市的开张将会为数百家独立经营的小店铺敲响丧钟。 Predicting things and intuition
death knell| American Dictionarydeath knell noun[C] us/ˈdeθ ˌnel/awarningof the end of something: Defeat of thisbillsoundsa death knell forconsumerprotection. Examplesofdeath knelldeath knell If plans to produce cellulosic ethanol are carried very far, it could be thedeathknellfor biodiversity and, with it, humanity's life-support systems. From theCambridge English Corpus The collaboration of director and designer fell apart, but thedeathknellfor the door was clearly at hand. From theCambridge English Corpus Online delivery is not thedeathknellfor record companies. From theCambridge English Corpus But the synchro-cyclotron is not a symptom of the thriving state of nuclear physics, more like itsdeathknell. From theCambridge English Corpus Assimilation may not be thedeathknellof a minority language, but language choice generally means "going with the flow," and the flow is toward the majority language. From theCambridge English Corpus If it fails and there happens to be a test ban meanwhile, that will be thedeathknellof 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 thedeathknellof 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 thedeathknellof 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 itsdeathknell? 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 thedeathknellof 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 thedeathknellfor 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 thedeathknellof 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 This surely marks the finaldeathknellof co-ownership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it may spell thedeathknellof the other place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The instruments under discussion certainly do not sound thedeathknellof occupational pension schemes—far from it. 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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