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destiny

noun
/ˈdestəni/
/ˈdestəni/
(plural destinies)
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  1. [countable] what happens to somebody or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid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。
    • He wants to be in control of his own destiny.他想要掌握自己的命运。
    • The contemporary hero is one who stands out against the crowd to fulfil a personal destiny.当代英雄是一个在人群中脱颖而出完成个人命运的人。
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    • He came to Paris and found his true destiny as a poet.他来到巴黎,命中注定成为一个诗人。
    • Her destiny lay in that city.她的命运系于那座城市。
    • It was a decision which could have changed my destiny.这是一个本来会改变我命运的决定。
    • No man can escape his destiny.没有人能逃脱自己的宿命。
    • She felt that she had fulfilled her destiny.她感觉她的宿命应验了。
    • She had to find her destiny on her own.她得靠自己去发现自己的宿命。
    • 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。
    • She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny.她确信早晚她的宿命都会应验。
    • Something was about to happen that would shape her destiny.决定她命运的事情即将发生。
    • The time was right for him to meet his destiny.他命中注定的时刻就要到了。
    • There's not much you can do but accept your destiny.除了接受命运的安排以外,你没有太多可做的事情。
    • the destiny that awaited him等待着他的命运
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • your own
    • manifest
    • human
    verb + destiny
    • face
    • meet
    • fulfil/​fulfill
    destiny + verb
    • await somebody
    • lie
    phrases
    • be in control of your own destiny
    • be master of your own destiny
    • a sense of destiny
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the power believed to control events主宰事物的力量;命运之神 synonym fate
    • I believe there's some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.我总认为有某种力量在指引着我们,称之为上帝也罢,天意也罢,还是命运也罢。
    • He was driven on by a strong sense of destiny.他被一种强烈的宿命感所驱使。
    Synonyms luckluck
    • chance
    • coincidence
    • accident
    • fate
    • destiny
    These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.
    • luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people:
      • This ring has always brought me good luck.这戒指总是给我带来好运。
    • chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand:
      • The results could simply be due to chance.这结果可能纯属意外。
    • coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way:
      • They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。
    • accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance:
      • Their early arrival was just an accident.他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
    • fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed:
      • Fate decreed that she would never reach America.命中注定她永远到不了美国。
    • destiny the power that is believed to control events:
      • I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.我认为有某种力量在指引着我们,称之为上帝也罢,天意也罢,或是命运也罢。
    fate or destiny?用 fate 还是 destiny?Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.Patterns
    • by …luck/​chance/​coincidence/​accident
    • It’s no coincidence/​accident that…
    • pure/​sheer luck/​chance/​coincidence/​accident
    • to believe in luck/​coincidences/​fate/​destiny
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • your own
    • manifest
    • human
    verb + destiny
    • face
    • meet
    • fulfil/​fulfill
    destiny + verb
    • await somebody
    • lie
    phrases
    • be in control of your own destiny
    • be master of your own destiny
    • a sense of destiny
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destinee, from Latin destinata, feminine past participle of destinare ‘make firm, establish’.

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