n.喪鐘聲;某事物結(jié)束的徵兆
v.鳴喪鐘;發(fā)出哀鳴
Like a leaden knell the words came back at him. 像沉悶的鐘聲一樣,那幾句話又在他耳邊響起。
Their refusal rang the knell of our hopes. 他們的拒絕是我們希望破滅的兇兆。
The decision sounded the knell of our hopes. 這項(xiàng)決議宣告我們的希望落空。