To doom someone or something is to make them certain to fail, die, or be destroyed. The form learners meet most is doomed: a doomed plan is one that has already been pushed into a hopeless ending, or talked about as if that ending is fixed. “The plan was doomed from the start” means it never had a real chance. “We are doomed” is what people cry in stories when the monster is at the door; in real life it is often a joke, a bit of theatre.

To doom someone or something is to make them certain to fail, die, or be destroyedDoom某人或某事，就是讓他們注定會失敗、死亡或被毀滅。The form learners meet most is doomed學習者最常遇到的形式是doomed：a doomed plan is one that has already been pushed into a hopeless ending, or talked about as if that ending is fixeda doomed plan是一個已經被推向沒有希望的結局，或被說得好像結局已經定了的計畫。"The plan was doomed from the start" means it never had a real chance『The plan was doomed from the start』的意思是它從一開始就沒有真正的機會。"We are doomed" is what people cry in stories when the monster is at the door『We are doomed』是故事裡怪物在門口時人們喊的話；in real life it is often a joke, a bit of theatre在現實生活裡，這通常是個玩笑，帶點誇張演出的味道。

It is not only about death. A shop can be doomed, a marriage can be doomed, a picnic can be doomed — the “death” is failure or ruin.

It is not only about death這不只是關於死亡。A shop can be doomed, a marriage can be doomed, a picnic can be doomed一間店可以是doomed，一段婚姻可以是doomed，一場野餐可以是doomed — the "death" is failure or ruin這裡的『死亡』指的是失敗或毀掉。

Formal writing uses it; so do films and everyday complaints. Though actually, it is stronger than “likely to fail.” Doomed says the bad end is already decided.

Formal writing uses it正式的文章會用它；so do films and everyday complaints電影和日常的抱怨也會用。Though actually不過其實，it is stronger than "likely to fail."它比'likely to fail'的語氣還強。Doomed says the bad end is already decidedDoomed是在說壞結局已經決定了。

People stretch it when they are being dramatic about a small thing (“this cake is doomed” because someone opened the oven too soon). The pattern is often doomed to + verb: doomed to fail, doomed to repeat the same mistake.

People stretch it when they are being dramatic about a small thing當人們對一件小事誇張其詞時，也會把這個字拉來用 ("this cake is doomed" because someone opened the oven too soon)（'this cake is doomed'因為有人太早打開烤箱）。The pattern is often doomed to + verb常見的句型是doomed to + 動詞：doomed to fail, doomed to repeat the same mistakedoomed to fail、doomed to repeat the same mistake。