fate

[feit]

n.命运, 宿命
vt.注定

n.

1. 命运; 天命, 天数[U]

We still don't know the fate of the plane's passengers.

我们仍然不知道那架飞机上旅客的命运如何。

They were sure that fate was responsible for their meeting.

他们相信他们的相遇是命运的安排。

2. 结局; 结果[C]

3. 毁灭; 灾难; 死亡[U]

4. 【希神】【罗神】(大写)命运三女神[the P]

vt.

命定, 注定[H][+to-v]

Our team was fated to win.

我们队注定要赢的。

词形变化

名词复数：fates

过去式：fated

过去分词：fated

现在进行时：fating

词义辨析

同义:

n.命运

fortune  destiny  lot  portion  doom  

同义参见:

chance  luck  destine  judgment  

英英释义

名词 fate:

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

同义词：destiny

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman)

同义词：Destiny

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

同义词：fortune, destiny, luck, lot, circumstances, portion

动词 fate:

decree or designate beforehand

同义词：destine, doom, designate

短语词组

as sure as fate

1. 千真万确; 命中注定似的

Whenever I'm late, as sure as fate I meet the boss on the stairs.

像命中注定似的, 每次迟到我都在楼梯上碰到老板。

the Fates

1. 命运三女神

He was known for his sculpture of the Fates.

他以他那座命运三女神的雕塑而闻名。

补充

fatefate英:[feit] 美:[fet]n.1.命运I don't believe in fate.我不相信命运。2.死亡, 毁灭Those evil men met with a terrible fate.那些坏人都罪有应得。

例句

1. fate seemed to be conspiring against him.对他来说, 似乎造化弄人。 2. Could these facts be attributed to fate?能将这些事实归为天意吗？ 3. I see no use quarrelling with fate.怨天是没有用的。 4. His fate is now in the hands of his bankers.他的命运现在掌握在他的庄家们手里。 5. Rick decided to stay until we knew what Dookie's fate would be.里克决定留下, 直到我们知道杜基的命运将会如何。 6. 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来决定他的命运。 7. Perhaps some terrible fate has befallen them.也许某种可怕的灾难已降临到他们头上。 8. the Battle at Little Bighorn, where General Custer met his fate小比格霍恩河战役, 卡斯特将军在该战役中阵亡 9. He sealed his fate by mouthing off at the official.他和那位官员顶嘴, 免不了要遭殃。 10. We were fated to dislike one another.我们注定互不喜欢。 11. Seemingly fated to fail at the highest level, Kelly finished fourth in the 1000m time trial.好像注定在要最高级别上失利一样, 凯利在1000米计时赛中只得了第四名。 12. It was fated that they should fail.他们注定要失败。 13. fate decided his course for him.命运决定了他的人生轨迹。 14. his injury is a cruel twist of fate.他受伤是命运残酷的捉弄。 15. he suffered the same fate as his companion.他遭遇了和同伴一样的命运。 16. the guards led her to her fate.卫兵对她执行了死刑。 17. [with infinitive]the regime was fated to end badly.该政权注定垮台。 18. It was fate that brought them together again after twenty years.天意注定他们二十年后又言归于好。 19. Both men suffered the same fate -- they both lost their jobs.这两名男子遇上了同一命运──都失去了工作。 20. "They thought they would never see each other again, but fate brought them back together."他们原以为彼此永远不会再见，但命运使他们再次相聚。 21. a surprising turn/twist/quirk of fate意想不到的时来运转/命运安排/机缘巧合 22. "The boy disappeared, and his fate was unknown [=no one knew what happened to him] for many years."男孩失踪了，多年来生死未卜。 23. Exile was his fate. = It was his fate to be exiled. [=he was exiled]他注定被流放。 24. The two companies suffered a common fate. [=the same thing happened to both companies]两家公司遭遇了相同的命运。 25. "One company went bankrupt, and a similar fate befell the other."一家公司破产，另一家也遭到了类似的命运。 26. her sad/unhappy/tragic fate她悲惨的命运 27. Congress will decide the bill's fate tomorrow. [=will vote to accept or reject the bill tomorrow]国会明天将决定这一法案的命运。 28. Her fate was sealed by the marriage arrangement made in her youth.年轻时定下的婚约决定了她的命运。 29. She regarded poverty as a fate worse than death. [=as worse than dying]她把贫穷看作是比死亡还要悲惨的命运。 30. "Like his father, he met his fate [=he died] on the battlefield."他和父亲一样，也战死沙场。