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词汇 star-crossed
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Definition of star-crossed in English:

star-crossed

adjective
literary
  • Thwarted by bad luck.

    star-crossed lovers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Kathleen McAuliffe and Michael Rudder steal the show as the elderly star-crossed lovers.
    • ‘The history has been unfortunate but the history of humanity is full of star-crossed lovers who have found life difficult,’ he said.
    • But, star-crossed lovers as we are, fate has cruelly intervened and given us tickets for different days.
    • Were Heloise and Abelard just another pair of star-crossed lovers, consumed by a passion that was doomed to end in tragedy?
    • This classic tale of star-crossed lovers is performed in the open-air with the magnificent backdrop of Titchfield Abbey.
    Synonyms
    ill-fated, doomed, blighted, ill-omened, foredoomed, infelicitous

Origin

First used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597).

Definition of star-crossed in US English:

star-crossed

adjectiveˈstɑr ˌkrɔst
literary
  • (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck.

    〈诗/文〉(人,计划)命运不好的,倒霉的

    star-crossed lovers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This classic tale of star-crossed lovers is performed in the open-air with the magnificent backdrop of Titchfield Abbey.
    • ‘The history has been unfortunate but the history of humanity is full of star-crossed lovers who have found life difficult,’ he said.
    • But, star-crossed lovers as we are, fate has cruelly intervened and given us tickets for different days.
    • Were Heloise and Abelard just another pair of star-crossed lovers, consumed by a passion that was doomed to end in tragedy?
    • Kathleen McAuliffe and Michael Rudder steal the show as the elderly star-crossed lovers.
    Synonyms
    ill-fated, doomed, blighted, ill-omened, foredoomed, infelicitous

Origin

First used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597).

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