future ♦︎ fate ♦︎ destiny ♦︎ fortune ♦︎ lot ♦︎ doomThese are all words for the things that happen or will happen to a person, family, country, etc. and cannot be avoided.这些词均表示命运、际遇、前途。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a grim future / fate / destiny / lot◆a / sb's tragic fate / destiny / lot / doom◆sb's certain / inevitable / ultimate fate / destiny / doom◆to meet your fate / destiny / doom◆to accept your fate / destiny / lot◆to avoid / escape your fate / destiny■future [countable, uncountable] what will happen to sb/sth at a later time; the possibility of being successful at a later time将来发生的事;前景;前途;前程◆His future is uncertain.他前途未卜。◆This deal could safeguard the futures of 2 000 employees.这笔生意可以保障2 000名雇员今后的生活。◆She has a great future ahead of her.她前程远大。◆I can't see any future in this relationship.我不觉得这段关系将来会有什么好结果。■fate [countable, usually singular] the things, especially unpleasant things, that will happen or have happened to sb/sth命中注定的(坏)事;命运的安排◆The fate of the ship's captain is unknown.那艘船的船长命运未卜。◆He had no idea what fate was in store for him.他不知道等待他的将是什么样的命运。◆Each of the managers suffered the same fate.每一个经理的命运都是如此。◆The government had abandoned the refugees to their fate.政府抛弃了难民,让他们听天由命。◆From the moment the hijackers took over the plane, their fate was sealed(= their future was certain).从劫机者劫持飞机的那一刻起,他们的命运就已经注定了。▸fated
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[not usually before noun] ◆We were fated never to meet again.我们注定了永远不能再相见。■destiny ˈdestəni [countable, usually singular] the things that will happen to sb/sth, especially an important thing that cannot be avoided命运;天命;天数◆The destinies of five nations were decided at the peace conference.五个国家的命运在和平会议上决定了。◆She set up her own business because she wanted to be in control of her own destiny.她开办了自己的公司,因为她想要掌握自己的命运。◆He was convinced that sooner or later he would fulfil his destiny.他坚信迟早他会完成自己的使命。▸destined
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[not before noun] ◆He was destined for a military career, like his father before him.他命中注定要步父亲的后尘,过戎马生涯。◆We seemed destined never to meet.我们似乎是命中注定无缘相见。■fortune [countable, usually plural, uncountable] the good and bad things that happen to sb/sth; what will happen to a person in the future前景;际遇;(个人的)命运,前途◆The share price tends to follow the changing fortunes of the film industry.股价往往随着电影业的浮沉而涨跌。◆Her family business suffered a reversal of fortune when public taste changed.公众的品味改变后,她家族生意的命运发生了逆转。◆The fortune teller said she could tell my fortune by looking at the lines on my hand.那个算命的女人说她可凭着看我的手纹替我算命。■lot [singular] (especially BrE) a person's luck or situation in life运气;命运;生活境况◆She was feeling very dissatisfied with her lot.她对自己的命运感到不满。◆ (formal) It fell to her lot(= became her responsibility) to organize the Christmas party.筹办圣诞聚会的责任落到了她的身上。◆He threw in his lot with the pirates(= decided to join them and share their successes and problems).他决心与那些海盗共命运。■doom [uncountable] (literary) death or destruction; any terrible event that you cannot avoid死亡;毁灭;厄运;劫数◆The ordinary soldiers went to meet their doom with great bravery.普通士兵英勇赴死。◆She had a sense of impending doom(= felt that sth very bad was going to happen soon).她预感到厄运已经逼近。◆Fuel shortages spelt doom(= meant the end) for such huge gas-guzzling cars.燃料短缺对这种油耗高的大型车来说是个劫数。▸doomed
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[not before noun] ◆The plan was doomed to failure.这个计划注定要失败。◆The marriage was doomed from the start.这桩婚姻从一开始就注定要破裂。