knell
n. 丧钟声；某事物结束的徵兆
v. 鸣丧钟；发出哀鸣
过去式：knelled 过去分词：knelled 现在分词：knelling 第三人称单数：knells
近义词：ring，toll，sound，peal，chime，strike，resound，reverberate，
英英释义
Noun
- the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
Verb
- ring as in announcing death
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification;
"Ring the bells" "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- Like a leaden knell the words came back at him.像沉闷的钟声一样，那几句话又在他耳边响起。
- Their refusal rang the knell of our hopes.他们的拒绝是我们希望破灭的凶兆。
- The decision sounded the knell of our hopes.这项决议宣告我们的希望落空。
用作动词(v.)
- The bell is knelling.丧钟已经敲响。