Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3179
fate
命运;天命;命运女神
the power that controls events; destiny (also the goddess who personifies it)
- 1.
The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
被认为预定事件的原因、力量、原则或神意。
- 2.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
未来必然发生的事件(或一系列事件)
- 3.
The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
由此原因预定的效果、结果、后果或不可避免的事件。
- 4.
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
被认为预定事件进程的最终力量(常被拟人化为女性)
- 5.
An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
随着时间推移不可避免的事件或情况。
- 6.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
你生活的总体状况或条件(包括发生在你身上的一切)
- 7.
Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
命运;常带有死亡、毁灭、不幸等含义。
- 8.
The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.
化学反应在生物圈中最终形式的产物。
- 9.
The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint
胚胎中某一区域、细胞群或单个细胞的成熟终点,包括导致该成熟终点的所有变化
注定的事;定数;结局;结果;归宿;际遇;命运;遭遇;厄运;毁灭;死亡;(物质在环境中的)最终归宿
In use
She believed it was her fate to become a doctor.
The two lovers were brought together by fate.
Some people think fate controls everything.
deserved a better fate
the fate of sb/sth
通常与定冠词the连用,表示特定的人或事物的命运。
The fate of the missing plane remains unknown.
失踪飞机的命运仍然未知。
meet one's fate
常指死亡或灾难性的结局。
He met his fate in a car accident.
他在一场车祸中遭遇了厄运。
decide/seal one's fate
表示决定或注定某人的结局。
Connections
Collocations
- tragic fate
- 悲惨的命运
- The hero met a tragic fate in the end.英雄最终遭遇了悲惨的命运。
- twist of fate
- 命运的转折
- By a twist of fate, they met again years later.由于命运的转折,他们多年后又相遇了。
- seal someone's fate
- 注定某人的命运
- His careless words sealed his fate.他 careless 的话注定了他自己的命运。
- tempt fate
- 冒险;玩命
- Driving without a seatbelt is tempting fate.不系安全带开车是在冒险。
- meet one's fate
- 送死;遭遇命运
- The soldiers went out to meet their fate.士兵们出去面对他们的命运。
- fate worse than death
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fate谐音'匪特',联想命运像神秘特务,注定发生。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 通常用于中性语境,但比较常见于文学或哲学讨论中,日常口语也可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed rhyme with 'fate', sharing the stressed vowel sound /eɪ/ and the ending /t/. The spelling pattern 'ate' is pronounced /eɪt/ in these words. Be aware that other words with 'ate' may have different pronunciations, such as 'chocolate'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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