doom¹[du:m]

• n.
  • 命运；(尤指)噩运，厄运，悲惨的命运
  • 劫数；死亡；毁灭；灾难
  • (尤指不利的、有罪的)判决，宣判；定罪
  • [有时作 D-]【宗教】世界末日，(上帝的)最后审判日；末日审判(=Last Judgement)
  • [废语]法律；法令，法规，成文律
• vt.
  • 命定，注定(尤指遭厄运)，(命运等)注定(常与to连用)[常用被动语态]：

    She was doomed to unemployment by her ill health.

    她因身体不好而注定要失业。

    She was doomed to die.

    她注定要死。

  • 使…的失败(或灭亡、毁灭、坏结局)成为必然：

    They are doomed to make the same mistakes in the future.

    他们将来注定要犯同样的错误。

    The reactionary rule is doomed.

    反动统治注定要垮台。

  • 宣判，判决，判定，判(某人)刑(to)：

    The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment.

    法庭判处被告长期监禁。

    to doom the prisoner to life imprisonment

    判处囚犯无期徒刑

  • [废语]作为判决而宣布，宣告(某人)有罪；宣布…作为惩罚：

    The king doomed her death.

    国王宣布判她死罪。

• 近义词:

  fate

• 短语:
  • be doomed to 注定
  • crack of doom 最后审判日的号声
  • go to one's doom 走向死亡(或毁灭)
  • meet one's doom 死；灭亡
  • one's doom is sealed 某人在劫难逃
  • send someone to his doom 将某人处死

doom²[du:m]

• n.=doum