All in all, the Olympic class ships were marvels of sea engineering, but they seemed cursed to suffer disastrous fates.
2018年6月四級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section C
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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命運;宿命;定數;天意
Fate is a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. You can also refer to the fates .