| 单词 | fate |
| 释义 | fatefate /feɪt/ ●●○ W3 noun 1[countable] the things that will happen to someone or something, especially bad events: fate of These rulings will affect the fate of more than 6,000 refugees.decide/settle/seal somebody’s fate A three-man, three-woman jury will decide Chambers’ fate. So far, the video game has not suffered the same fate as other toy fads (=it has not become unpopular).leave/abandon somebody to their fate (=leave someone when something bad is likely to happen to them)2[uncountable] (also Fate) a power that is believed to control what happens in people’s lives: He felt that fate had been very unfair to him. By a lucky twist of fate (=completely unexpected event), we were on the same airplane.3a fate worse than death humorous an experience that seems like the worst thing that could happen to you: I knew that Grandma’s visit would be a fate worse than death.4the Fates the three goddesses who, according to the ancient Greeks, controlled what happened to people [Origin: 1300–1400 French, Latin fatum what has been spoken (by the gods), from fari to speak] → see also tempt fate at tempt (3) |
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