词组 | fate |
释义 | fate /feɪt/ noun the things that happen to someone or something, especially an unpleasant death or endadjectivesthe same/a similar fate He did not intend to meet the same fate as his companion. | The project suffered a similar fate to many of its predecessors.a terrible/horrible/grim fate The crew of the ship met a terrible fate.a sad/tragic fate The play is about the tragic fate of two lovers.a cruel fate She suffered a cruel fate at the hands of her captors.sb’s ultimate fate (=what finally happens to someone) The ultimate fate of the refugees is in our hands.an uncertain fate (=not clear, definite, or decided) The bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.verbs + fatesuffer a fate We must prevent other children from suffering the same fate.face a fate Other army bases are facing a similar fate.meet your/a fate This is the battlefield where he met his fate.share sb’s fate (=have the same fate) She had no desire to share Linda’s fate.decide/determine sb’s/sth’s fate The meeting will decide the fate of the factory.seal sb’s fate (=make it certain that something bad will happen to someone, especially that they will die) Engine failure sealed the pilot’s fate.leave/abandon sb to their fate (=leave someone in a bad situation) The abandoned sailors were left to their fate on the island.resign yourself to/accept your fate I had no choice but to resign myself to my fate.bemoan your fate formal (=complain about your fate) It was no use bemoaning her fate.deserve a fate These people deserve a better fate.escape a fate He only narrowly escaped the fate of his parents.discover/find out sb’s fate He only discovered his sister’s fate after the war.fate + verbssb’s/sth’s fate depends on sth The company’s fate depends on a decision by the bank.a fate awaits sb formal (=something will happen to someone) A terrible fate awaited any soldier who was captured.a fate befalls sb formal (=something happens to someone) I wondered what fate would befall me.phrasesyour fate is in sb’s hands (=someone will decide what happens to you) His fate is now in the hands of the judge.sb’s/sth’s fate hangs in the balance (=is uncertain) The fate of mankind hangs in the balance. |
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