(often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen（可能发生的）极可怕的事- At the last minute the hero saves her from a fate worse than death.在最后一刻，英雄将她从比死亡更糟糕的命运中拯救出来。
- Getting married seemed a fate worse than death.结婚似乎比死还要难受。
- Obeying her parents' wishes for her life seemed a fate worse than death.她一辈子都听从父母的安排，真还不如死了呢。
Wordfinder- amulet
- charm
- coincidence
- fate
- fortune
- jinx
- luck
- mascot
- superstition
- talisman
See also fate | death | worse