All in all, the Olympic class ships were marvels of sea engineering, but they seemed cursed to suffer disastrous fates.
2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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命运;宿命;定数;天意
Fate is a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. You can also refer to the fates .