*fate/fet; feɪt/ n 1 [C singular 单数] the things, usually bad or serious things, that happen to someone 命运〔一般指不好或严重的事〕: No one knows what the fate of the refugees will be. 没有人知道难民将有什么样的命运。 2 [U] a power that is believed to control what happens in people's lives 天命，运数: Fate brought us together. 命运把我们拉在一起。 by a twist of fate (=in an unexpected way) 天意叵测: By a strange twist of fate, we were on the same plane. 命运变幻莫测，我们居然在同一架飞机上。