fate/fet; feIt/n 1 [C] the things that happen to someone, especially unpleasant events〔尤指不好的〕命中注定的事﹐命运的安排: +of No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be. 没有人知道人质的命运将会如何。The rest of Europe was to suffer the same fate . 欧洲的其他地方也将遭受相同的命运。2 [U] a power that is believed to control what happens in people's lives 命运﹐天意﹐运数: Fate plays cruel tricks sometimes. 命运有时会残酷地捉弄人。twist/quirk of fate (=something unexpected that happens) 命运的奇特安排 By a strange twist of fate , we were on the same plane. 由于命运奇妙的安排﹐我们乘坐了同一架飞机。