1、His failure sounds the death knell for all his hopes.
他的失敗宣告了他所有希望的破滅。

2、The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.
大型超市的出現(xiàn)宣告了許多地方小商店的終結。

3、We all mourned at the death knell of Tom.
我們聽到湯姆的喪鐘的時候都很悲傷。

4、The death knell of a marriage is contempt.
婚姻結束的標志是互相蔑視。

5、The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business.
稅收的增長預示著這項生意的終結。