coffin

noun

1. 棺材；棺椁；棺木
   a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated

1. 棺材;灵柩
   A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
2. PHRASE 促使…失败（或完结）的因素
   If you say that one thing is a nail in the coffin of another 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。

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。
2. 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。
3. The coffin had been draped in a Union Jack
   灵柩上覆盖着英国国旗。
4. The coffin closed with a dull thud.
   棺材合上时发出一声闷响。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. When one's coffin is covered, all discussion about him can be settled.
   盖棺论定。
10. Wreaths were laid in front of the coffin.
    灵前摆着花圈。
11. The coffin was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep.
    灵柩由齐步行进的六名士兵抬着。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. To see how big a coffin I need.
    看我要一个多大的棺材。
15. I shall pay for my coffin and funeral.
    我要准备好我的棺材和葬礼。
16. The dwarfs pitied him and gave him the coffin.
    小矮人很同情王子，就把棺材给了他。
17. The old man's dead body had already been laid inside a wooden coffin in the hall.
    老人的尸体已经被放在客厅中一个木质的棺材里。
18. She already has a coffin.
    她已经有具棺材了。
19. Coming to town with his coffin.
    和他的棺材一起到镇上去。
20. They shot him. he's in the coffin with me.
    他们杀了他，现在和我一起在棺材里。
21. On her dress and her coffin.
    给她买了礼服和棺材。
22. 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！
23. And sat down on the dismantled coffin.
    坐上了撬开的棺材。
24. And to buy wood for a coffin.
    和买一个木棺呀。
25. 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。
26. And I woke up in a coffin.
    我醒过来就在一个棺材里了。
27. 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。
28. And we already got a coffin.
    我们已经准备了一个棺材。
29. Put these in her coffin.
    把这些放进了她的棺材。

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

noun

1. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

   Synonym:    casket

verb

1. place into a coffin
   1. her body was coffined