doom
noun [ U ] uk/duːm/ us/duːm/
C2 死亡;毁灭;厄运
death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided
A sense of doom hung over the entire country. 整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。
The newspapers are always full of doom and gloom (= bad news and unhappiness) these days. 如今报纸上总是报道一些不幸的新闻消息。
doom
verb [ T usually passive ] uk/duːm/ us/duːm/
使注定;使必然发生
to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant, or to make something bad certain to happen
[ + to infinitive ] Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past? 我们注定要重复过去的错误吗？
Mounting debts doomed the factory to closure. 债台高筑使工厂无法逃脱关闭的命运。