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star-crossed

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US
GRE

Definitions

adj.

Destined to fail or suffer misfortune; ill-fated.

命运多舛的;时运不济的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
starother
+
-connector
+
crossacross, intersecting
+
edpast tense / completed
=star-crossed

Common Collocations

  • 1.star-crossed lovers命运多舛的恋人
  • 2.star-crossed romance无缘的爱情
  • 3.[star-crossed fate]悲剧性的命运
  • 4.[star-crossed pair]苦命的一对

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Romeo and Juliet are perhaps the most famous star-crossed lovers in literature.

  • 2.

    The star-crossed couple faced endless obstacles that kept them apart.

  • 3.

    Their star-crossed friendship ended before it ever had a chance to flourish.

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