death knell
- IPA[ˈdeTH ˌnel]
美式
- the tolling of a bell to mark someone's death.;used to refer to the imminent destruction or failure of something
noun: death knell, plural noun: death knells
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the tolling of a bell to mark someone's death.
- ▪ used to refer to the imminent destruction or failure of something the chaos may sound the death knell for the peace plan
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