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单词 fate
释义 fate
fate /feɪt/ noun
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B2 [C usually singular] what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat:
» We want to decide our own fate.» His fate is now in the hands of the jury.» The disciples were terrified that they would suffer/meet the same fate as Jesus.Thesaurus+: ↑Inevitable
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B2 [U] a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen:
» When we met again by chance in Cairo, I felt it must be fate.» Fate has brought us together.Thesaurus+: ↑Fate and destiny
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Extra Examples:» But for a cruel twist of fate, he could now be running his own business.» He showed a stoic resignation towards his fate.» It is somehow fixed in my mind that my fate and that woman's are intertwined.» By an odd quirk of fate, we ended up on the same train.» The fates of both countries seem somehow entwined.
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