plural knells
plural knells
Learner's definition of KNELL
[count] literary
: a sound of a bell when it is rung slowly because someone has died丧钟声 ◊ A death knell is a sign or indication that something will fail or end soon.丧钟;失败或终结的征兆
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The mistake was the death knell for his campaign.这个失误是他竞选失败的预兆。
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Many people thought that the Internet would sound/ring/toll the death knell for newspapers. [=cause the end of newspapers]许多人认为互联网敲响了报纸的丧钟。