doom
noun /duːm/
/duːm/
[uncountable]Idioms - death or destruction; any terrible event that you cannot avoid
死亡；毁灭；厄运；劫数 - to meet your doom
死亡 - She had a sense of impending doom (= felt that something very bad was going to happen).
她预感到厄运已经逼近。
- Fuel shortages spelled the doom of such huge gas-guzzling cars.
燃油短缺宣告了这类耗油量大的大型轿车的末日。 - He sealed his own doom by having an affair with another woman.
他与另一个女人有染，毁了自己。 - The ordinary soldiers went to meet their doom with great bravery.
普通士兵英勇赴死。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- impending
- certain
- spell
- doom and gloom
- a feeling of doom
- a sense of doom
- …
词源Old English dōm ‘statute, judgement’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘to put in place’; related to do1. - to meet your doom
Idioms
doom and gloom | gloom and doom
- a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)
悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡 - Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。 - It's not all doom and gloom and there is lots to look forward to.
前景并非一片惨淡，仍然还有很多期待。
More Like This Rhyming pairs in idiomsRhyming pairs in idioms- doom and gloom
- fair and square
- high and dry
- huff and puff
- name and shame
- slice and dice
- thrills and spills
- wear and tear
- wheel and deal
- wine and dine
- Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
prophet of doom | doom merchant
- a person who predicts that things will go very badly
末日预言者 - The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。
- The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.