doomed

/duːmd/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈumd] /duːmd/ (ame, ipa)

doomed — adjective

  • doomedpositive
  • doomedercomparative
  • doomedestsuperlative

1. sure to end in failure, death, or ruin, with almost no real chance of escaping t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

sure to end in failure, death, or ruin, with almost no real chance of escaping that result

例句

Gita knew her small cafe was doomed after two banks rejected the loan.

predicative use: business + be doomed

The doomed peace talk collapsed when both generals refused to leave their bunkers.

attributive: doomed + plan/event noun

同義詞
  • ill-fated

    more literary and often used before nouns like voyage, romance, or expedition

  • hopeless

    focuses on having no chance or hope, without the strong sense of fate

  • finished

    informal and often used when a person or plan is in serious trouble

  • ruined

    focuses more on damage already done than on a bad ending that is still ahead

反義詞
  • promising

    suggests the plan or situation looks likely to succeed

  • salvageable

    suggests there is still a realistic way to save it

  • hopeful

    focuses on a positive outlook rather than certain failure

文法句型

a doomed mission

be doomed from the start

be doomed to fail

用法筆記

Works both before a noun and after verbs like 'be' or 'seem'. It usually describes plans, relationships, journeys, businesses, or people facing an outcome that now looks impossible to avoid.

常見錯誤

❌The picnic was doomed because it rained for ten minutes.
✅The picnic was ruined by the rain.
💡'doomed' is much more dramatic and suggests there was almost no chance of success.
❌The team was doomed by one early goal.
✅The team fell behind after one early goal.
💡'doomed' suggests defeat was virtually unavoidable, not simply that the team faced difficulty.