Word · Frequency #23222
knelled
敲丧钟；缓慢鸣响
knelled is the past of knell.
核心释义
to ring a bell slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; to toll
- 1.
慢慢敲钟,尤指丧钟；鸣钟。
To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- 2.
通过敲钟来发出信号或宣布某事(尤指死亡)。
To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- 3.
敲钟以宣布死亡
ring as in announcing death
- 4.
通过敲钟召集,或仿佛通过敲钟召集。
To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
- 5.
使钟声响起,通常用于音乐启迪
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
鸣钟宣告（死亡等）；报丧；鸣钟召唤；敲响（钟）；使鸣响；慢慢敲钟,尤指丧钟；鸣钟。；通过敲钟来发出信号或宣布某事(尤指死亡)。
用法In use
The church bell knelled slowly as the coffin was carried inside.
用法提示：knelled 是动词过去式，表示“敲丧钟、缓慢鸣响”，描述葬礼上的钟声。
Each time the bell knells, the townspeople know someone has died.
用法提示：knells 是动词第三人称单数形式，表示“鸣钟宣告（死亡）”。
The distant bell was knelling for the old sailor's funeral.
用法提示：knelling 是现在分词，与 was 构成过去进行时，强调“正敲丧钟”。
knell (for sb/sth)
多用于文学或庄严语境，指钟声缓慢而哀伤地鸣响，以悼念逝者。
The church bells knelled for the soldiers killed in battle.
教堂的钟声为阵亡将士缓慢鸣响。
knell sth
主语通常是钟或铃，宾语为所宣告的事件，常指噩耗或时代的结束。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bells knell
- 钟声缓缓敲响
- The church bells knelled through the cold morning air.教堂的钟声在寒冷的晨空中缓缓敲响。
- knell for the dead
- 为死者敲丧钟
- The villagers gathered as the bell knelled for the dead.钟声为死者敲响，村民们聚集起来。
- knell the passing of
- 鸣钟宣告……的离世
- The cathedral bells knelled the passing of the beloved bishop.大教堂的钟声鸣响，宣告敬爱的主教去世。
- knell the congregation to prayer
- 鸣钟召集会众祷告
- The sexton knelled the congregation to morning prayer.教堂司事鸣钟召集会众做晨祷。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
k不发音，像bell（钟）去掉b，丧钟慢慢敲响。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：funerals、literary writing 这个动词比较正式，多用于文学描写或葬礼等庄重场景，日常口语中不常用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with knell (/nɛl/): they end with the same /ɛl/ sound. Beware lookalikes with the silent 'k': kneel (/niːl/) and knoll (/noʊl/) have different vowel sounds.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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