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		WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | knell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (ringing bell) | 钟声  zhōng shēng  |  |   |   | 丧钟  sāng zhōng |  | knell⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (bell: ring) | 发出丧钟声 
  |  | knell viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  figurative (proclaim) | 预报凶兆,预示不幸、死亡等 
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 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式: |  | death knell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (sign of imminent demise) (比喻) | 丧钟  sāng zhōng |  |   | The CD format sounded the death knell for cassettes. |  
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