deathblow

n. 致命打击

发音

US
UK /ˈdɛθbləʊ/

词形变化

deathblows 复数 deathblows

别名

death blow

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.

  2. 2.

    Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.

    比喻

    The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

coup-de-grace

上位词 2

kill killing

词源

From death + blow.

来源：wiktionary