n(1) 命运，天命，运数(power that is believed to control events) [U]：by a stroke of/a twist of～由于命运的安排/转折;believe in/tempt～信命/蔑视命运;They believed that it was～that prevented them from ever meeting again. 他们相信是天意使他们永远不能再次相见。No one knows what～was in store for him. 谁都不知道等待他的命运是什么。He wanted to become a lawyer，but～decided otherwise/that he became a doctor. 他本想当律师，但命运使他没能如愿/让他作了医生。〖同〗destiny;〖反〗will，choice，decision，chance;

(2) (某种具体的) 命运，结局(future or result that cannot be avoided;destiny) [C]：decide/fix/settle sb's～决定某人的命运;deserve a better～应得到更好的结局;accept one's～接受命运对自己的安排;be resigned to one's～听天由命;It is his～to take orders from others/to die young/to be exiled. 他命中注定要听命于他人/早逝/被流放。He didn't know that a terrible～was awaiting him. 他还不知道一种可怕的结局正等着他。〖同〗 fortune，lot，destiny;

(3) 毁灭;死亡(death，end or destruction) [C]：go to/meet one's～去死;〖同〗 death，destruction，doom;

as sure as fate 必定：If you don't hurry，you'll miss the train as sure as～. 如果再不抓紧，你肯定会误车的。

a fate worse than death 极不愉快的事：Having to live on bread and water only is a～worse than death. 仅靠面包和清水活命是活受罪。

→′fateful adj 命中注定的;′fatefully adv 命中注定地;′fatefulness n 不吉详;

v 命中注定(be selected or destined by fate) [仅 pass：C+n+to-inf]：be～d to fail/to become a leader 命中注定要失败/成为领袖;It was～d that he should die young. 他命中注定会早逝。

→′fated adj 命运决定的;

【辨异】 fate及destiny 都表示命运。fate 指决定命运的力量，暗示事情的不可避免或更改，如：It was my fate to meet an old friend I had not seen for twenty years. (见到20多年没见面的老朋友是命中注定的事。) destiny (命运，天数) 常与 fate 通用，强调预先决定了的事，如：It was his destiny to become a great man. (他注定会成为伟人。)