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。
• Wreaths were laid in front of the coffin.
  灵前摆着花圈。
• My father's working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there
  爸爸的工作台上盖了一块布，他的灵枢就陈放在那儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• And to buy wood for a coffin.
  和买一个木棺呀。
• 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。
• And sat down on the dismantled coffin.
  坐上了撬开的棺材。
• Coming to town with his coffin.
  和他的棺材一起到镇上去。
• To see how big a coffin I need.
  看我要一个多大的棺材。