| 词组 | destined |
| 释义 | destined Destined is almost always used with a preposition, either to or for. Destined to is most common when it is followed by an infinitive: • The affair seemed destined to end unfortunately — Zane Grey, Desert Gold, 1913 • ... were destined to battle with each other for the control of the road —Harrison Smith, Saturday Rev., 5 June 1954 • Frazer's Golden Bough suggested that the mere prim-itiveness of religious belief proves it is destined to be left behind on the march to civilization —Mary Douglas, Commonweal, 9 Oct. 1970 Destined to may also be followed by an object, although this is less frequent than the infinitive: • ... he was destined to a bright and leading role in the world —H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter, 1918 • After finishing high school he returned to California to study engineering at Stanford University in order to escape the legal profession to which he seemed to have been destined by family ties —Current Biography, June 1964 When destined is used with for, it is followed by a noun or noun phrase: • ... it seemed that her graph of accomplishment was destined for a downward dip —Saturday Rev., 26 Mar. 1955 • A committee won't sit if its drivelings are not destined for print —Jacques Barzun, Atlantic, December 1953 • ... he's the kind of actor who seems destined for an Oscar—Stephen Schaefer, US, 11 Feb. 1985 |
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