单词 | star-crossed |
释义 | star-crossedadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone is star-crossed, they keep having bad luck. [literary] ...star-crossed lovers parted by war and conflict. star-crossed in British Englishadjective dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune Word origin C16: from cross (in the sense: thwart): so called because of the astrological belief that the starsaffect people's destiniesstar-crossed in American English (ˈstɑrˌkrɔst) adjective destined to an unhappy fate; sure to end up in misfortune; unlucky Word origin see , star (sense 5)Examples of 'star-crossed' in a sentence |
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