doom

英 [duːm]

美 [duːm]

n. 死亡; 毁灭; 厄运; 劫数
v. 使…注定失败(或遭殃、死亡等)

过去分词：doomed　现在分词：dooming　复数：dooms　过去式：doomed　第三人称单数：dooms　

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同义词辨析

fate destiny doom lot【导航词义：命运】

faten. 命运

〔辨析〕

多指不好的命运，带有不可避免的意味。

〔例证〕

They suffered the same fate.
他们遭遇了同样的命运。
The poor people in the area will never accept the fate of slavery.
那个地区的穷人决不会接受被奴役的命运。

destinyn. 命运，天意

〔辨析〕

指将来一定会发生在某人身上的事情，尤指无法改变或控制的事。

〔例证〕

She was told that it was her destiny to marry a rich man.
有人告诉她嫁个有钱人是她的命。
He believes that it is destiny that brings her to this city.
他相信她来到这个城市是天意。

doomn. 厄运，劫数

〔辨析〕

指不可避免的悲惨命运，如死亡、毁灭等。

〔例证〕

Thousands of residents met their doom in this flood.
数千居民在这场洪水中丧生。
A sense of doom hung over the entire country.
整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。

lotn. 命运，处境

〔辨析〕

指工作、社会地位等所处的境况，尤指不太好的处境。

〔例证〕

The organization has promised to improve the lot of the poor.
该组织许诺要改善穷人的处境。
After moving here, she seemed to be satisfied with her lot.
搬到这里以后，她似乎对自己的境况挺满意。

习惯用语

doom and gloom

gloom and doom

悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡
a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)
Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。

prophet of doom

doom merchant

末日预言者
a person who predicts that things will go very badly
The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。

牛津词典

noun

死亡；毁灭；厄运；劫数
death or destruction; any terrible event that you cannot avoid
1. to meet your doom
  死亡
2. She had a sense of impending doom (= felt that sth very bad was going to happen) .
  她预感到厄运已经逼近。

verb

使…注定失败（或遭殃、死亡等）
to make sb/sth certain to fail, suffer, die, etc.
1. The plan was doomed to failure .
  这个计划注定要失败。
2. The marriage was doomed from the start .
  这桩婚姻从一开始就注定要破裂。

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 厄运;劫数;毁灭
Doomis a terrible future state or event which you cannot prevent.
1. ...his warnings of impending doom.
  他关于大难临头的警告
2. ...a wicked mermaid who lured sailors to their doom.
  引诱水手走向灭亡的邪恶的美人鱼
N-UNCOUNT 悲观;沮丧
If you have a sense or feeling ofdoom, you feel that things are going very badly and are likely to get even worse.
1. Why are people so full of gloom and doom?...
  为什么人们如此沮丧悲观？
2. Attendance figures had been steadily dropping, creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors.
  上座人数一直持续下降，使得戏剧导演产生悲观泄气的情绪。
VERB 注定;命定;使在劫难逃
If a fact or eventdoomssomeone or somethingtoa particular fate, it makes certain that they are going to suffer in some way.
1. That argument doomed their marriage to failure.
  那次争吵使他们的婚姻注定要失败。

英英释义

noun

an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
1. everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
2. that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
Synonym:doomsdayday of reckoningend of the world

verb

decree or designate beforehand
1. She was destined to become a great pianist
Synonym:destinefatedesignate
make certain of the failure or destruction of
1. This decision will doom me to lose my position
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
1. He was condemned to ten years in prison
Synonym:sentencecondemn

双语例句

Or else of thee this I prognosticate, Thy end is truth's and Beauty's doom and date.
要不然关于你我将这样昭示：你的末日也就是真和美的死。
A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.
一种即将来临的毁灭感无可逃避。
We are the messengers of doom.
我们便是毁灭的信使。
Why are people so full of gloom and doom?
为什么人们如此沮丧悲观？
Consequently, unbearable guilt and psychological agony drove him to his tragic doom.
因此，无法忍受的内疚，以及心灵上的痛苦将他带入了悲惨的结局。
This is your day of DOOM.
今天是你的末日。
I do not believe that doom and gloom and disaster are the only outcomes.
我绝不希望毁灭、悲伤和灾难会是唯一的结果。
The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler's doom.
斯大林格勒战役决定了希特勒的覆灭。
That argument doomed their marriage to failure.
那次争吵使他们的婚姻注定要失败。
I had a sense of impending doom.
我有一种对即将到来的厄运的预感。