Word · Frequency #19176
Fully loadeddoomed
注定不幸的;不祥的
marked by or promising bad fortune; ill-fated
- 1.
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
有受地狱永罚危险的
- 2.
marked for certain death
注定死亡的;必死的
- 3.
marked by or promising bad fortune; ; ; ; - W.H.Prescott
不吉利的;预示厄运的
必死的;注定死亡的;注定下地狱的;有受地狱永罚危险的;注定死亡的;必死的;不吉利的;预示厄运的
In use
The explorers were doomed when they ran out of food in the desert.
The project was doomed from the start because of poor planning.
He felt doomed to repeat his mistakes.
be doomed to + infinitive
The plan is doomed to fail.
这个计划注定要失败。
be doomed for + noun
The city was doomed for destruction.
这座城市注定要毁灭。
be doomed (without complement)
通常指已经无法挽救。
Without help, the project is doomed.
没有帮助,这个项目注定失败。
Connections
Collocations
- doomed to fail
- 注定失败
- Their marriage was doomed to fail from the beginning.他们的婚姻从一开始就注定失败。
- doomed attempt
- 注定徒劳的尝试
- He made a doomed attempt to save the sinking ship.他试图拯救那艘正在下沉的船,但注定徒劳。
- doomed mission
- 注定失败的任务
- The soldiers knew they were on a doomed mission.士兵们知道他们执行的任务注定失败。
- doomed relationship
- 注定没有结果的关系
- She finally left her doomed relationship after years of unhappiness.在多年不快乐之后,她终于离开了那段注定没有结果的关系。
- doomed from the start
- 从一开始就注定失败
- The plan was doomed from the start because it ignored the facts.这个计划从一开始就注定失败,因为它无视事实。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
doomed=doom+ed,doom 是“厄运”;想象头顶悬着“末日倒计时”,像被判死刑的人,注定死亡或失败。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:新闻报道、文学作品、宗教讨论 doomed 作形容词时,常见搭配如 be doomed to fail、be doomed to death,多用于正式或书面语,也可见于新闻报道;表达“注定下地狱”时带有宗教色彩。日常口语中相对少用,但不生硬,请根据搭配选择。
Grammar Note
通常后接to不定式或名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上以 -oomed 结尾的词均读 /uːmd/,与 doomed 押韵。注意 doom /duːm/ 缺少末尾的 /d/,不押韵;swooned /swuːnd/ 拼写相近但读音也不同。
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