death knell 是什么意思

	a bell rung to announce a death 同义词：death bell,
	an omen of death or destruction

A death knell is the ringing of a bell to announce a death. This is also called tolling the bell.

	1.	That is the death knell of the british empire . 这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
	2.	At first he thought it was a death knell . 起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。
	3.	The price of cereals and the price of calves at the present moment has virtually sounded the death knell of barley beef production . 日前的谷物价格和牛犊价格实际上已经敲响了用大麦生产牛肉的丧钟。
	4.	We all mourned at the death knell of tom 我们听到汤姆的丧钟的时候都很悲伤。
	5.	His failure sounds the death knell for all his hopes 他的失败敲响了所有希望的丧钟。
	6.	His failure sounds the death knell for all his hopes 他的失败宣告了他所有希望的破灭。
	7.	His decision sounds the death knell for all our hopes 他的决定预报我们的希望将全部破灭。
	8.	Unmitigated disaster ! the death knell 灭顶之灾啊已经听到丧钟报丧了
	9.	To resume the ivory trade would sound the death knell for the african elephants 恢复象牙贸易将会敲响了非洲象的丧钟。
	10.	The arrival of large supermarkets has sounded the death knell of the local shop 大型超市的落成宣告了当地小店的末日。

death knell是什么意思