to foreordain · to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

zhù dìng

zh+ù·4th toned+ìng·4th tone

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The aggressors are bound to be defeated.

侵略者注定要被打败。

Such a plan is bound to fail.

这样的计劃注定会失败的。

Such a man is bound to fail.

这种人注定惨败。

Tom's bout with diarrhea was foreordained due to Mary's refusal to clean any cookware.

瑪丽拒絕洗炊具，汤姆注定会闹肚子。

He was destined to become a great musician.

他命中注定要成为偉大的音乐家。

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