英语词汇“coffin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

coffin

(kɒfɪn , US kɔːfɪn )

Word forms: coffins

1. countable noun

A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.

2. a nail in the coffin phrase

If you say that one thing is a nail in the coffin of another thing, you mean that it will help bring about its end or failure.

A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline. [+ of]

Idioms:

another nail in the coffin

the latest in a series of events which are seriously harming something or someone

The vote is another nail in the coffin of the one-party system which the country has now largely renounced.

Translations:

Chinese: 棺材

Japanese: ひつぎ

单词	coffin
释义	coffin (kɒfɪn , US kɔːfɪn ) Word forms: coffins 1. countable noun A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated. 2. a nail in the coffin phrase If you say that one thing is a nail in the coffin of another thing, you mean that it will help bring about its end or failure. A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline. [+ of] Idioms: another nail in the coffin the latest in a series of events which are seriously harming something or someone The vote is another nail in the coffin of the one-party system which the country has now largely renounced. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 棺材 Japanese: ひつぎ
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