Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8436
doom
厄运；劫数
核心释义
An unpleasant or terrible destiny; an inevitable disaster.
- 1.
命运,尤其是可怕的命运
Destiny, especially terrible.
- 2.
厄运
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- 3.
不幸的命运；似乎不可避免的严重事件或危险。
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
- 4.
恐惧；一种危险、即将来临的危险、黑暗或绝望的感觉。
Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
- 5.
死亡。
Death.
恐惧；不祥之感；死亡；毁灭；命运,尤其是可怕的命运；厄运；不幸的命运；似乎不可避免的严重事件或危险。
用法In use
The prophecy spoke of their doom if they crossed the ancient forest.
用法提示：名词用法，表示命运中的灾难或不幸。
A sense of doom settled over the village as the storm approached.
用法提示：名词用法，强调一种不祥的预感或命运。
He tried to escape his doom, but fate had already sealed it.
用法提示：名词用法，指无法避免的悲惨结局。
everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
a sense of doom
doom 在这里指“不祥之感、绝望感”，常用 a sense of 来引出。
As the test date approached, a sense of doom settled over the students.
随着考试日期临近，学生们心中涌起一种大难临头的感觉。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- doom and gloom
- 悲观失望；忧愁沮丧
- Despite the bad news, she refused to give in to doom and gloom.尽管消息不好，她仍拒绝陷入悲观失望。
- impending doom
- 迫在眉睫的厄运；大祸临头
- A sense of impending doom hung over the city.一种大祸临头的感觉笼罩着这座城市。
- seal one's doom
- 注定……的厄运；使……在劫难逃
- His reckless actions sealed his doom.他鲁莽的行为注定了他的厄运。
- meet one's doom
- 走向毁灭；死到临头
- The villain finally met his doom.那个恶棍最终走向了毁灭。
- prophet of doom
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 doom 记成 tomb（坟墓）去掉 t：坟墓在眼前，厄运与死亡就到来了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal or literary writing、news reporting、everyday speech in fixed phrases like 'doom and gloom' 作名词时通常用于书面或正式语境，表示难以避免的厄运或毁灭；也常出现在“doom and gloom”这类口语固定搭配中，语气偏夸张。实际正式程度需根据搭配和语境判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 doom 押韵，发音均为 /uːm/：boom, loom, room, gloom, zoom, broom。注意拼写相似的 lookalikes：dome /doʊm/（圆顶）和 dorm /dɔːm/（宿舍）发音不同。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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