Word · Frequency #8436
doom
注定；命定
to destine or decide something beforehand, especially an unhappy fate
- 1.
To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.
宣判；判决。
- 2.
To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
注定；不可逆转地决定不幸的命运。
- 3.
decree or designate beforehand
预先决定或指定
- 4.
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
在法庭上对某人宣判
判处；判刑；定罪；宣判；判决。；注定；不可逆转地决定不幸的命运。；预先决定或指定；在法庭上对某人宣判
In use
The project was doomed from the start because the team had no clear plan.
His reckless behavior doomed the entire mission.
The lack of funding doomed the research to failure.
doom sb/sth to sth
通常用于预言或注定不好的结局。
The lack of resources doomed the project to failure.
资源的缺乏注定了项目的失败。
be doomed to do sth
表示不可避免的后果。
He was doomed to repeat his mistakes.
他注定要重复自己的错误。
be doomed
可单独使用，表示注定失败或毁灭。
Without proper funding, the plan is doomed.
Connections
Collocations
- be doomed to failure
- 注定失败
- Without proper planning, the project was doomed to failure.没有适当的规划，这个项目注定失败。
- be doomed to repeat
- 注定重蹈覆辙
- Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.忽视历史的人注定会重蹈覆辙。
- doom someone to a life of poverty
- 使某人注定过贫困生活
- The accident doomed the family to a life of poverty.那场事故使这个家庭注定过贫困的生活。
- doomed enterprise
- 注定失败的事业
- The company was a doomed enterprise from the start.这家公司从一开始就是注定失败的事业。
- doomed attempt
- 注定失败的尝试
- His doomed attempt to climb the mountain ended in tragedy.他注定失败的登山尝试以悲剧告终。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
doom 音似'赌命'，联想命运早已注定或法庭判决。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学/正式预言、法律宣判 通常用于正式或文学语境，如命运注定的预判或法庭判决，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常与to连用，意为'注定…'，多用于被动结构be doomed to
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the /um/ sound and rhyme with doom. Note that 'tomb' is spelled -omb but pronounced /tum/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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