coffins

英 [ˈkɒfɪnz]

美 [ˈkɔfɪnz]

n.  棺材; 棺椁; 棺木
coffin的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• That can mean sharing hearses, or using home-grown flowers and coffins made with cardboard ( pictured) or willow, which biodegrade easily.
  这可意味着共用灵车，或使用自产鲜花以及由硬纸板（如图）或柳木制成的棺材，它们更易被生物降解。
• They slept in coffins all day and came out only at night.
  白天他们都睡在棺材里面，只在夜里出来活动。
• He said local authorities were also running out of body bags and coffins.
  他说，当地政府已经用光了裹尸袋和棺材。
• We need to put my money in coffins to Cuba faster.
  我们得赶快把我的钱用棺材运到古巴去。
• These are the hanging coffins of the Yangtze, the most bizarre burial site in all of Asia.
  这些是长江沿岸的悬棺，是全亚洲最奇异的埋葬地。
• The coffins stood in the baking heat surrounded by mourners.
  棺材放在炽热的太阳下，周围是哀悼的人们。
• You know another really good business? Teeny tiny baby coffins.
  知不知道还有一种生意也相当好？婴儿棺材。
• They are welcome in the motherland, but only in coffins.
  他们在祖国受到欢迎，但只是在棺材里。
• They value coffins as a status symbol and a spiritual way of remembering the deceased's job or personality.
  他们将棺材视为死者社会地位及生前职业或人格的纪念和象征。
• Coffins draped with American flags.
  覆盖着美国国旗的棺材。