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

• I shall pay for my coffin and funeral.
  我要准备好我的棺材和葬礼。
• She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.
  棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。
• I drew a coffin lay inside you and she see how I kind of death also let you together.
  我画了一个棺材里面躺着你和她看我多么的善良死也让你们一起。
• Put these in her coffin.
  把这些放进了她的棺材。
• 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。
• Wreaths were laid in front of the coffin.
  灵前摆着花圈。
• She already has a coffin.
  她已经有具棺材了。
• The coffin was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep.
  灵柩由齐步行进的六名士兵抬着。
• 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！
• To see how big a coffin I need.
  看我要一个多大的棺材。