doom
- n.厄运;毁灭;死亡;劫数
- vt.使…注定失败(或遭殃、死亡等)
doom
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N-UNCOUNT 厄运;劫数;毁灭
Doom is a terrible future state or event which you cannot prevent....his warnings of impending doom.
他关于大难临头的警告
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N-UNCOUNT 悲观;沮丧
If you have a sense or feeling of doom, you feel that things are going very badly and are likely to get even worse.Why are people so full of gloom and doom?...
为什么人们如此沮丧悲观?
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VERB 注定;命定;使在劫难逃
If a fact or event dooms someone or something to a particular fate, it makes certain that they are going to suffer in some way.That argument doomed their marriage to failure.
那次争吵使他们的婚姻注定要失败。
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- an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
- that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
- Synonym: doomsday day of reckoning end of the world
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- decree or designate beforehand
- She was destined to become a great pianist
- Synonym: destine fate designate
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- make certain of the failure or destruction of
- This decision will doom me to lose my position
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- pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
- He was condemned to ten years in prison
- Synonym: sentence condemn
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I promised myself I 'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness .
我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言,力争恢复健康。
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And to hold you back from the brink of doom .
并把你从死亡的边缘拉回来。
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The plan was doomed to failure .
这个计划注定要失败。
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The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong .
认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。
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The marriage was doomed from the start .
这桩婚姻从一开始就注定要破裂。
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The attempt was doomed to failure .
这项尝试注定失败。
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She had a sense of impending doom .
她预感到厄运已经逼近。
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Despite the obvious setbacks , it is not all doom and gloom for the England team .
尽管明显受挫,但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。
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The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start .
对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙,从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
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A sense of impending doom came upon all of us .
我们所有人都有一种大难临头的感觉。
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I used to pour time and energy into projects that were doomed from the start .
我过去常常将大量时间和精力投入到从开始就注定要失败的计划中。
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Why are people so full of gloom and doom ?
为什么人们如此沮丧悲观?
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Many thought that he was doomed to ignominious failure .
许多人认为他注定会极不光彩地失败。
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This policy is doomed to failure
这项政策注定会失败。
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That argument doomed their marriage to failure .
那次争吵使他们的婚姻注定要失败。
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Their plans seemed doomed to failure
他们的计划好像注定要失败。
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Fireman battled through the smoke in a doomed attempt to rescue the children
消防队员奋力穿过烟雾企图去救孩子们,而这注定是要失败的。
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He knew that if he lived , he would be doomed to spend the war as a prisoner .
他知道如果他活下来,他将注定以战俘的身份度过战争。
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Smoking is a one-way ticket to doom and is probably the most important single preventable cause of heart disease .
吸烟注定会带来恶果,它或许是最主要的而且是唯一一个可以预防的心脏病诱因。
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Brad Pitt steals the show as the young man doomed by his zest for life .
布拉德·皮特扮演一名因对生命怀有极大热情而注定在劫难逃的年轻人,抢尽了镜头。
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A sense of imminent doom was inescapable .
一种即将来临的毁灭感无可逃避。
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Attendance figures had been steadily dropping , creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors .
上座人数一直持续下降,使得戏剧导演产生悲观泄气的情绪。
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From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt , she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom .
自从爱德华告诉她打算逃跑的那一刻起,她便强烈感到厄运在一步步逼近。
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A sense of doom hung over the entire country .
整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。
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Thousands of residents met their doom in this flood .
数千居民在这场洪水中丧生。
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Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to failure .
任何要使历史倒退的企图都是注定要失败的。
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One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure .
多行不义必自毙。
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One string ties two locusts . ; The dooms of the two are closely linked .
一条线拴俩蚂蚱。
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Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure .
搞阴谋诡计的人注定要失败。
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They 're just like eggs hurled against stone ; they 're heading for their doom .
鸡蛋怎能碰得过石头,还不是自寻死路。
多指不好的命运,带有不可避免的意味。
They suffered the same fate.
他们遭遇了同样的命运。
The poor people in the area will never accept the fate of slavery.
那个地区的穷人决不会接受被奴役的命运。
指将来一定会发生在某人身上的事情,尤指无法改变或控制的事。
She was told that it was her destiny to marry a rich man.
有人告诉她嫁个有钱人是她的命。
He believes that it is destiny that brings her to this city.
他相信她来到这个城市是天意。
指不可避免的悲惨命运,如死亡、毁灭等。
Thousands of residents met their doom in this flood.
数千居民在这场洪水中丧生。
A sense of doom hung over the entire country.
整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。
指工作、社会地位等所处的境况,尤指不太好的处境。
The organization has promised to improve the lot of the poor.
该组织许诺要改善穷人的处境。
After moving here, she seemed to be satisfied with her lot.
搬到这里以后,她似乎对自己的境况挺满意。
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