doom

doom — 名詞

1. a terrible future event, such as death, destruction, or complete failure, that c

1.名詞B2
釋義

毀滅；劫數

無法避免的毀滅或厄運

a terrible future event, such as death, destruction, or complete failure, that cannot be prevented or escaped

例句

The townspeople knew the rising flood waters spelled doom for their village.

鎮民們知道上漲的洪水意味著村莊即將毀滅。

collocation: spell doom for

A heavy sense of doom settled over the team as their opponents scored again.

隨著對手再次得分，隊員們心中湧現沉重的厄運感。

collocation: sense of doom

同義詞
  • fate

    neutral — can be good or bad; less dramatic than doom

  • destruction

    concrete and physical; focuses on the act of being ruined rather than the inevitability

  • ruin

    suggests a gradual process of decline rather than a sudden unavoidable end

反義詞

常見錯誤

❌The soldiers marched to their fate' (when meaning certain death).
✅The soldiers marched to their doom.
💡'fate' can be good or neutral, but 'doom' is always negative and final.

doom — 動詞