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| | | | NOUN | | | | | /duːm/ | | | | | | a bad event , usually death , destruction , or complete failure , that will happen in the future and cannot be avoided 厄运；劫数 | He predicted doom for any country that did not act immediately. 他预言没有立即采取行动的国家注定难逃厄运。 | | impending doom (=likely to happen soon) A sense of impending doom hung over the meeting. 即将降临的厄运 | | meet your doom (=die in an unpleasant way) the famous castle in Denmark where Hamlet met his doom 丧生；死亡 | | | PHRASES | | - | doom and gloom
| | a feeling that a situation is very bad and without hope | | 绝望 | | | | Despite all the doom and gloom in the City, there are still some bright spots in the stock market. 虽然绝望的情绪弥漫了整个城市，但股市仍有一些使人们重燃希望的亮点。 | | | | - | spell doom for
| | to cause the end , death , or destruction of someone or something | | 使结束；使死亡；使毁灭 | | | | The arrival of the home computer spelt doom for the typewriter. 家用电脑的到来结束了打字机时代。 | | | | | | |