doom
n [U]
1 (rhet 修辞) death or ruin; any terrible and inevitable fate 死亡; 毁灭; 劫数; 厄运
meet/go to one's doom 死亡
send a man to his doom 使某人陷入绝境.
2 = doomsday.
3 (idm 习语) the crack of doom => crack1. a prophet of doom => prophet.
doom v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb (to sth) condemn sb (to death, destruction, failure, etc) 注定某人(死亡、 毁灭、 失败等)
The plan was doomed from the start. 那计划从一开始就注定要失败.
Are whales doomed to extinction? 鲸鱼是否注定要绝种?
We loathe each other, yet we seem doomed constantly to meet. 我们相互厌恶, 但似乎偏偏冤家常碰头.
There's no need for that. We'll have dinner another time.
不必为那件事惭愧。我们改个时间再共进晚餐吧。
They then knew that they had discovered the cause of the fire.
这时调查人员知道他们找到了发生火灾的原因了。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As