1·The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business.
税收的增长预示着这项生意的终结。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The death knell of a marriage is contempt.
婚姻结束的标志是互相蔑视。
3·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。
4·The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.
大型超市的出现宣告了许多地方小商店的终结。
5·A study carried out by the US edition of Men's Health magazine claims it marks the death knell for '1950s man'.
《男士健康》杂志美国版开展的调查称，这标志着20世纪50年代男人形象的终结。