doom
n [U]
1 (rhet 修辭) death or ruin; any terrible and inevitable fate 死亡; 毀滅; 劫數; 厄運
meet/go to one's doom 死亡
send a man to his doom 使某人陷入絕境.
2 = doomsday.
3 (idm 習語) the crack of doom => crack1. a prophet of doom => prophet.
doom v [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb (to sth) condemn sb (to death, destruction, failure, etc) 注定某人(死亡、 毀滅、 失敗等)
The plan was doomed from the start. 那計劃從一開始就注定要失敗.
Are whales doomed to extinction? 鯨魚是否注定要絕種?
We loathe each other, yet we seem doomed constantly to meet. 我們相互厭惡, 但似乎偏偏冤家常碰頭.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很簡單。你把一塊很熱的濕布敷在肩膀上一分鐘。然后把一包凍豌豆敷在肩膀上一分鐘。這樣反復幾次。
The main exports of the country are wool, lamb, beef, butter, forest products, fruit and vegetables.