| 釋義 |
fate /feit; fet/ n 1 [U] power looked upon as controlling all events in a way that cannot be resisted; destiny: 命運(yùn); 定數(shù) -He had hoped to become President, but ~ decided otherwise. 他本來(lái)希望做總統(tǒng)，但天意使他不能如愿。 as sure as ~, quite certain(ly). 必定。 the F~s, the three Greek goddesses of destiny. 希臘的命運(yùn)三女神。 2 [C] the future as decided by ~ for sth or sb; what is destined to happen: 未來(lái)的吉兇; 命中注定之事： They met their various ~s. 他們遇到種種的禍福。 They left/ abandoned the men to their 他們丟下那些人讓他們自生自滅。 3 (sing) death; destruction; person's ultimate condition: (單)死亡; 毀滅; 人的結(jié)局： go to one's ~; 死; decide a person's ~, eg whether he shall be killed or allowed to live; 決定某人的生死; meet one's ~, be killed, die. 被殺; 充。 vt [VP17] (usu passive) destine: (通常用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))命中注定; 命該： He was ~d to be hanged. 他命該受絞刑?！? was ~d that... , F~ decided that...: 命中注定…： It was ~d that we should fail. 我們注定要美饑 |