英语单词 | destiny |
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英美音标 | 英 ['destəni] 美 ['destəni] |
中文释义 | n.命运 |
英语例句 | (1) Destiny is sometimes cruel. (2) Your destiny is interwoven with mine. (3) Some people believe that the Fates preside over man's destiny. |
中文例句 | (1) 命运有时是残酷的。 (2) 你的命运已和我的命运结合在一起了。 (3) 有些人相信,命运之神支配人类的命运。 |
vocabulary简明 | Destiny is what's meant to be, what's written in the stars, your inescapable fate. You might think it's your destiny to own a dog, but your sad goldfish survival rate should tell you that happy pets probably aren't in your future. |
vocabulary扩展 | A noun meaning fate, destiny is synonymous with other nouns like divine decree, fortune, and serendipity. There's no avoiding destiny — it's going to happen no matter what you do. But before you get bogged down worrying about what the distant future holds, remember what Winston Churchill said: “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]命运 A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else. [usu sing]
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]天命;神意;命运之神 Destiny is the force which some people believe controls the things that happen to you in your life.
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