plural fates
plural fates
Learner's definition of FATE
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[noncount] : a power that is believed to control what happens in the future天命；命运；运数 -
They thought they would never see each other again, but fate brought them back together.他们原以为彼此永远不会再见，但命运使他们再次相聚。
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a surprising turn/twist/quirk of fate意想不到的时来运转/命运安排/机缘巧合
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[count] : the things that will happen to a person or thing : the future that someone or something will have（人或事物的）命运，结局 -
The boy disappeared, and his fate was unknown [=no one knew what happened to him] for many years.男孩失踪了，多年来生死未卜。
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Exile was his fate. = It was his fate to be exiled. [=he was exiled]他注定被流放。
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The two companies suffered a common fate. [=the same thing happened to both companies]两家公司遭遇了相同的命运。
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One company went bankrupt, and a similar fate befell the other.一家公司破产，另一家也遭到了类似的命运。
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her sad/unhappy/tragic fate她悲惨的命运
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Congress will decide the bill's fate tomorrow. [=will vote to accept or reject the bill tomorrow]国会明天将决定这一法案的命运。
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Her fate was sealed by the marriage arrangement made in her youth.年轻时定下的婚约决定了她的命运。
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She regarded poverty as a fate worse than death. [=as worse than dying]她把贫穷看作是比死亡还要悲惨的命运。
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Like his father, he met his fate [=he died] on the battlefield.他和父亲一样，也战死沙场。