2N-UNCOUNT 悲观;沮丧 If you have a sense or feeling of doom, you feel that things are going very badly and are likely to get even worse. 悲观;沮丧
Why are people so full of gloom and doom?.
为什么人们如此沮丧悲观?
Attendance figures had been steadily dropping, creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors.
上座人数一直持续下降,使得戏剧导演产生悲观泄气的情绪。
3VERB 注定;命定;使在劫难逃 If a fact or event dooms someone or something to a particular fate, it makes certain that they are going to suffer in some way. 注定;命定;使在劫难逃 [Also VERB n to-infinitive]
That argument doomed their marriage to failure. [VERB noun + to]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DOOM | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤impending即將到來的厄運➤certain注定的命運VERB + DOOM➤spell意味着終結◇Fuel shortages spelled the doom of such huge gas-guzzling cars.燃油短缺宣告了這類耗油量大的大型轎車的末日。PHRASES➤doom and gloom前景暗淡◇It's not all doom and gloom and there is lots to look forward to.前景並非一片慘淡,仍然還有很多期待。➤a feeling of doom, a sense of doom末日感◇As I approached the exam room, I had a feeling of impending doom.我走近考場時,覺得末日就要來臨。➤meet your doom走向滅亡◇Prepare to meet your doom (= die).準備迎接你們的末日吧。➤seal sb's doom決定某人的失敗命運◇He sealed his own doom by having an affair with another woman.他與另一個女人有染,毀了自己。