seal someone's fate
US /siːl ˈsʌm.wʌnz feɪt/
UK /siːl ˈsʌm.wʌnz feɪt/
1.
決定某人的命運, 註定某人失敗
to make it certain that someone will fail or experience something unpleasant
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His poor performance in the final exam sealed his fate for the scholarship.
他在期末考試中的糟糕表現決定了他能否獲得獎學金。
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The discovery of new evidence sealed the suspect's fate.
新證據的發現決定了嫌疑人的命運。