doomBrE/duːm/NAmE/duːm/noun[U]deathordestruction; anyterribleeventthatyoucannotavoid死亡;毁灭;厄运;劫数◆tomeetyourdoom死亡◆Shehadasenseofimpendingdoom(= feltthatsthverybadwasgoingtohappen). 她预感到厄运已经逼近。●ˌdoomandˈgloom●ˌgloomandˈdoomageneralfeelingofhavinglostallhope, andofpessimism(= expectingthingstogobadly)悲观失望;无望;前景暗淡◆Despitetheobvioussetbacks, itisnotalldoomandgloomfortheEnglandteam. 尽管明显受挫,但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。Rhyming pairs in idiomsdoom 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●ˌprophetofˈdoom●ˈdoommerchantapersonwhopredictsthatthingswillgoverybadly末日预言者◆Theprophetsofdoomwhosaidtelevisionwouldkilloffthebookwerewrong. 认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。
doomBrE/duːm/NAmE/duːm/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theydoomBrE/duːm/NAmE/duːm/present simple - he / she / itdoomsBrE/duːmz/NAmE/duːmz/past simpledoomedBrE/duːmd/NAmE/duːmd/past participledoomedBrE/duːmd/NAmE/duːmd/ -ing formdoomingBrE/ˈduːmɪŋ/NAmE/ˈduːmɪŋ/[usually passive]~sb/sth (tosth) | ~sb/sthtodosthtomakesb/sthcertaintofail, suffer, die, etc.使…注定失败(或遭殃、死亡等)◆Theplanwasdoomedtofailure. 这个计划注定要失败。◆Themarriagewasdoomedfromthestart. 这桩婚姻从一开始就注定要破裂。