| 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 |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。