adj certain to happen or to do something because a mysterious force is controlling events = destinedbe fated to do sth I'm fated to spend my last years in an old folks' home. →ill-fated
1. After that ill-fated trip to New York, Engelbreit sent a sample of her drawings to two greeting-card companies. 那次倒霉的纽约之行后,恩格尔布赖特把她的画样寄给了两家贺卡公司。