be ill-fated
The expedition was ill-fated from the start.
这次探险从一开始就注定不幸。
不幸的;注定失败的
恶运的;不吉的
不幸的;注定失败的。
unlucky; doomed.
The ill-fated expedition ended in disaster when a storm hit.
那次不幸的探险在风暴来袭时以灾难告终。
用法提示:形容词ill-fated修饰expedition,表示‘恶运的’。
He was born into an ill-fated family that suffered one tragedy after another.
他出生在一个不幸的家庭,接连遭遇悲剧。
用法提示:形容词ill-fated修饰family,强调厄运不断。
Their ill-fated marriage lasted only a few months before they separated.
他们不幸的婚姻只持续了几个月就分居了。
用法提示:形容词ill-fated修饰marriage,预示不好的结局。
The expedition was ill-fated from the start.
这次探险从一开始就注定不幸。
Their ill-fated marriage ended in divorce.
他们不幸的婚姻以离婚告终。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plan ill-fated due to poor management.
正确表达The plan was ill-fated due to poor management.
ill-fated 是形容词,不能单独作谓语,需要系动词 was。
grammar · medium
易错句子The expedition's ill-fated was obvious.
正确表达The expedition's ill fate was obvious.
ill-fated 是形容词,不能用作名词,应使用名词短语 ill fate。
与ill-fated同义,但ill-starred更强调受到星辰或命运的影响,而ill-fated侧重注定不幸的命运。
unlucky一般指偶然的厄运,ill-fated则指命中注定的不幸,语义更重。
ill-omened侧重指有凶兆,ill-fated侧重指已注定不幸,实际常可互换,但ill-fated更常用。
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