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

• When one's coffin is covered, all discussion about him can be settled.
  盖棺论定。
• To see how big a coffin I need.
  看我要一个多大的棺材。
• 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。
• The coffin closed with a dull thud.
  棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
• Simon: I'm telling you, that coffin's moving!
  西蒙：我一直在告诉你，这个棺材在移动！
• A steady procession of people filed past the coffin
  人们排成一队，一个接一个地从灵柩旁走过。
• Coming to town with his coffin.
  和他的棺材一起到镇上去。
• Without embarrassment, I covered his coffin with the largest, reddest roses I could find.
  没有一丝窘迫，我在他的棺木上铺满了我可以找到的最大的玫瑰花。
• 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。
• The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses
  祭台前的棺木上除了仅有的一个白玫瑰花圈外，没有其他任何装饰。