knell
n
(usu sing 通常作单数)
1 sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a funeral 丧钟声.
2 (fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) sign that sth has ended for ever 某事物结束的徵兆
It sounded the (death-)knell of all her hopes. 那事听起来就像是给她的一切希望敲起了丧钟.
🗣️ 情景例句
It could be Alexandra.
可能是 Alexandra 。
I'm mad about Bruce Lee.
我迷死李小龙了。
You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.