fate
[feit]
n.
命运, 宿命
毁灭; 灾难, 死亡
结局
[the (three)Fates]【希、罗神】命运女神
天数
- 习惯用语
- abandon sb. to his fate 听任某人由命运摆布
- as sure as fate 千真万确地
- decide one's fate 决定某人的命运
- fix one's fate 决定某人的命运
- seal one's fate 决定某人的命运
- go to one's fate 自趋灭亡
- have sb.'s fate in one's hand 掌握着某人的命运
- meet one's fate 死; 送死; 遇到命里注定要成为自己妻子的女人
- No flying from the fate. [谚]劫数难逃。
- one's fate is sealed 某人的命运已经决定了
- please the fates 如果情况许可; 若是一切顺利
- share the same fate 遭受同样的命运
- take one's fate into one's own hand 掌握自己的命运
- tempt (one's) fate 碰运气; 蔑视命运; 冒险
- 参考词汇
都含“命运”的意思。
fate指“宿命”, 具有神话或迷信色彩, 使人有畏惧和无可奈何之感, 如:
They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.
他们把他们的灾难归于命不好。
destiny 除含有“命运注定”之意外, 还暗示“充满美好希望”, 如:
It was her destiny to become famous.
她命里注定出名。
doom 指“最终的、常常是毁灭性或灾难性的命运”, 如:
The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler's doom.
斯大林格勒战役决定了希特勒的灭亡。
柯林斯
百科
