fates

英 [feɪts]

美 [feɪts]

n.  命中注定的事(尤指坏事); 命运的安排; 命运; 天数; 定数; 天意
fate的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 命运;宿命;定数;天意
  Fateis a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. You can also refer tothe fates.
  1. I see no use quarrelling with fate.
     我看不出和命运抗争有什么用。
  2. ...the fickleness of fate...
     命运的无常
  3. It was just one of those times when you wonder whether the fates conspire against you.
     有些时候，你会怀疑是不是造化弄人，现在就是如此。
• N-COUNT (人或物的)命运，遭际
  A person's or thing'sfateis what happens to them.
  1. The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate...
     俄罗斯议会本月晚些时候将举行特别会议决定他的命运。
  2. He seems for a moment to be again holding the fate of the country in his hands...
     他似乎在一瞬间又一次将国家的命运握在了手中。
  3. The Casino, where she had often danced, had suffered a similar fate.
     她经常跳舞的赌场遭遇了相似的命运。
  4. ...the terrible fate awaiting humanity.
     等待人类的可怕命运
• PHRASE 注定要失败;在劫难逃
  If somethingsealsa person's or thing'sfate, it makes it certain that they will fail or that something unpleasant will happen to them.
  1. The call for a boycott could be enough to seal the fate of next week's general election...
     抵制选举的呼吁足以注定下周大选失败的命运。
  2. And yesterday the Zoo's fate was sealed, largely due to two months of ever-dwindling entrance figures.
     昨日，伦敦动物园面临着关闭的命运，主要因为两个月来游客数量持续下滑。
• totempt fate→ see:tempt

双语例句

• The affairs, and fates, of nations are intertwined as never before.
  各国的事务和命运史无前例地纠缠在一起。
• We are masters of our own fates.
  我们是自己命运的主人。
• He said you and I were relatives in former lives and that our fates are tied together.
  他说过你和我前生是亲戚，而且我们之间的命运息息相关。
• From their views of love, people can know the reasons to result in their different fates and results.
  从他们的意见的爱情，人们可以知道的原因导致他们不同的命运和结果。
• All fates are arranged by the god.
  一切命运自有老天冥冥中安排。
• To our siblings, to our ancestors, to our fates, then we have peace of mind.
  我们的祖先，我们的命运表示认同，那么我们就拥有了思想的安宁。
• This is the power of the Fates!
  这就是命运的力量！
• Would you mind telling more about the fates of the protagonists in this series?
  您是否介意多透露一些「时间旋」系列主角们所将面临到的命运？
• The fates have sort of brought us together.
  命运把我们联系在一起了。
• It was just one of those times when you wonder whether the fates conspire against you.
  有些时候，你会怀疑是不是造化弄人，现在就是如此。