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

【常用短语】

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。

【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

【词性变化】word-activity

vt.

注定, 送命

Aren't you tempting fate?

你这不是在玩命吗？

【背句子记单词】

Everyone is the architect of his own fate.
每个人都是自己命运的创造者。
For man is man and master of his fate ？
难道命运不是掌握在自己的手里的吗？