coffin

英 [ˈkɒfɪn]

美 [ˈkɔːfɪn]

n.  棺材; 棺椁; 棺木
vt.  收殓

复数：coffins　现在分词：coffining　过去式：coffined　第三人称单数：coffins　过去分词：coffined　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4194 / COCA.6258

习惯用语

n.

a nail in sb's/sth's coffin
• 导致失败的事物；导致某事终结之物
  something that makes the end or failure of an organization, sb's plans, etc. more likely to happen

牛津词典

noun

• 棺材；棺椁；棺木
  a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated

柯林斯词典

• 棺材;灵柩
  Acoffinis a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
• PHRASE 促使…失败（或完结）的因素
  If you say that one thing isa nail in the coffin ofanother thing, you mean that it will help bring about its end or failure.
  1. A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.
     罚款将会是对这家航空公司的最后致命一击。

英英释义

noun

• box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
  Synonym:casket

verb

• place into a coffin
  1. her body was coffined

双语例句

• A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.
  罚款将会是对这家航空公司的最后致命一击。
• We never quite got that third goal to finish them off and drive the final nail into the coffin.
  我们从来没有完全得到了第三个目标是完成这些飞机和驱动器的最后钉进棺材。
• The coffin closed with a dull thud.
  棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
• In the yard, in an arbour formed by lilac bushes in full bloom, stood an open coffin;
  但在院子里，在一个开满了花的紫丁香组成的凉亭下，停着一口敞着的棺材。
• Put these in her coffin.
  把这些放进了她的棺材。
• When one's coffin is covered, all discussion about him can be settled.
  盖棺论定。
• And we already got a coffin.
  我们已经准备了一个棺材。
• They shot him. he's in the coffin with me.
  他们杀了他，现在和我一起在棺材里。
• Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave
  两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。
• And I woke up in a coffin.
  我醒过来就在一个棺材里了。