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

• That is the power to change peoples fates.
  这是一种能改变人类命运的力量。
• How many fates should I accept?
  我究竟要承担多少宿命？
• When you are allies with a group of people, your fates are intertwined.
  当你和一群人结盟时，你们的命运就交织了。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• With this shield, however the Fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honour.
  只要我们举起这面盾牌，就不管命运之神怎样捉弄我们，我们都可以永远在光荣的行列中前进。
• The fates have sort of brought us together.
  命运把我们联系在一起了。
• Their fates can be changed by his effort.
  他的努力可以改变他们的命运。
• There are no victims beloved, each species chooses their fate, and all fates dovetail with all others.
  这里没有蒙难者，至爱的人类，每个物种都选择自己的命运，而所有命运彼此吻合。