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第三人称
foreordains
现在进行时
foreordaining
过去式
foreordained
过去完成时
foreordained
1
预定, 注定
to plan something before it happens
- Some believe that our paths are foreordained, meaning they're set before we even start.
有些人相信我们的道路是预先注定的,这意味着它们在我们开始之前就已经设定好了。
- Even though it seemed spontaneous, the surprise party was foreordained months in advance.
尽管看起来很自发,惊喜派对是几个月前就预定好的。
同义词:
2
预定, 命定
to decide in advance by a higher power or divine plan
- Many believers feel that their life's purpose is foreordained by a higher power.
许多信徒认为他们的人生目的是由更高的力量预先注定的。
- She believed that her chance meeting with her long-lost friend was not mere coincidence but foreordained by the divine.
她相信与久违的朋友的偶然相遇并非仅仅是巧合,而是由神预先注定的。