[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]命运;宿命;定数;天意Fate is a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. You can also refer to the fates .
[also N in pl]
I see no use quarrelling with fate.
我看不出和命运抗争有什么用。
...the fickleness of fate...
命运的无常
It was just one of those times when you wonder whether the fates conspire against you.
有些时候,你会怀疑是不是造化弄人,现在就是如此。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](人或物的)命运,遭际 A person's or thing's fate is what happens to them.
[oft with poss]
The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate...
俄罗斯议会本月晚些时候将举行特别会议决定他的命运。
He seems for a moment to be again holding the fate of the country in his hands...
他似乎在一瞬间又一次将国家的命运握在了手中。
The Casino, where she had often danced, had suffered a similar fate.
她经常跳舞的赌场遭遇了相似的命运。
...the terrible fate awaiting humanity.
等待人类的可怕命运
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[PHRASE 短语]注定要失败;在劫难逃 If something seals a person's or thing's fate, it makes it certain that they will fail or that something unpleasant will happen to them.
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The call for a boycott could be enough to seal the fate of next week's general election...
抵制选举的呼吁足以注定下周大选失败的命运。
And yesterday the Zoo's fate was sealed, largely due to two months of ever-dwindling entrance figures.
昨日,伦敦动物园面临着关闭的命运,主要因为两个月来游客数量持续下滑。
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fate/feɪt; NAmEfeɪt/noun1[countable ]the things, especially bad things, that will happen or have happened to sb/sth 命中注定的事(尤指坏事);命运的安排◆The fate ofthe three men is unknown. 这三个人命运未卜。◆She sat outside, waiting to find out her fate.她坐在外面,等待命运对她作出的安排。◆The court will decide our fate/fates.法庭将决定我们的命运。◆Each of the managers suffered the same fate.每一个经理命运都是如此。◆The government had abandonedthe refugees to their fate.政府抛弃了难民,让他们听天由命。◆From that moment our fate was sealed(= our future was decided).从那时起我们的命运就已经注定了。2[uncountable ]the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed 命运;天数;定数;天意◆Fate was kind to me that day.那天我很幸运。◆By a strange twist of fate,Andy and I were on the same plane. 由于命运的奇特安排,我和安迪乘坐了同一架飞机。☞synonyms at
luck
IDIOMa fate worse than ˈdeath( often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen (可能发生的)极可怕的事☞more at
tempt
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fatefate /feɪt/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable usually singular] the things that happen to someone or something, especially unpleasant things that end their existence or end a particular period: I wouldn’t wish such a fate on my worst enemy.fate of No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be.► see thesaurus at
future
2[uncountable] a power that is believed to control what happens in people’s lives: Fate plays cruel tricks sometimes.a twist/quirk of fate (=something unexpected that happens) By a strange twist of fate, Smith’s first match is against the team that gave him the sack last season.3a fate worse than death something terrible that might happen to you – often used humorously: He had rescued an innocent girl from a fate worse than death. → tempt fate
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COLLOCATIONSverbssuffer a fate· We must prevent other children from suffering the same fate.meet a fate· The beautiful old building met a sad fate when it was sold off to property developers.decide/settle somebody’s/something’s fate· The meeting will decide the fate of the factory.· The court’s decision settled Anderson’s fate.seal somebody’s fate (=make it certain that something bad will happen to someone, especially that they will die)· Engine failure sealed the pilot’s fate.leave/abandon somebody to their fate (=leave someone in a bad situation)· The abandoned sailors were left to their fate on the island.discover/find out somebody’s fate· He only discovered his sister’s fate after the war.resign yourself to/accept your fate· I had no choice but to resign myself to my fate.a fate awaits somebody formal (=a fate will happen to someone)· A terrible fate awaited any soldier who was captured.a fate befalls somebody formal (=someone suffers a particular fate)· I wondered what fate would befall me.adjectivesthe same fate· He did not intend to meet the same fate as his companion.a similar fate· The project suffered a similar fate to many of its predecessors.somebody’s ultimate fate (=what finally happens to someone)· The ultimate fate of the refugees is in our hands.a terrible/horrible/grim fate· The crew of the ship met a terrible fate.a sad/tragic fate· The play is about the tragic fate of two lovers.a cruel fate· She suffered a cruel fate at the hands of her captors.an uncertain fate (=not clear, definite, or decided)· The Bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.phrasesyour fate is in somebody’s hands (=someone will decide what happens to you)· His fate is now in the hands of the judge.
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[feɪt]fated, fating, fates级别:fater, fatest
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命运(97%),宿命(3%)
n.命运
vt.注定
n.(Fate)人名;(英)费特
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