plural destinies
plural destinies
Learner's definition of DESTINY
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[count] : what happens in the future : the things that someone or something will experience in the future命运;天命;天数 -
They believed it was their destiny to be together.他们认为是命运使他们走到一起。
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His parents believed that the priesthood was his destiny. [=that he would or should become a priest because fate or God intended it]他的父母认为成为教士是他的天命。
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The factory's closing shaped the destiny [=fate] of the entire town.工厂的倒闭决定了整个小镇的命运。
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She believes that people can choose/control their own destinies. [=that people can control what will happen to them]她相信人们可以主宰自己的命运。
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[noncount] : a power that is believed to control what happens in the future命运之神;主宰未来的力量 — see also manifest destiny Synonyms同义词destiny,
fate,
and lot mean a future that someone or something will have.*destiny、fate和lot均指命运。 destiny and fate both suggest that the future has been decided or planned by God or by some godlike power.*destiny和fate意指由上帝或天神主宰的命运。 destiny often suggests a future that includes something great and important.*destiny常指包含重大事件的命运。 fate often suggests a future that cannot be avoided and that is usually sad or unpleasant.*fate常指不可避免的悲惨的命运。 lot suggests that someone's future has been decided by luck.*lot意指靠运气决定的命运。