Definition
To determine or decide someone's fate, making it impossible to avoid an unpleasant outcome.
注定命運
His decision to jump ship to a rival company effectively sealed the fate of his career.
他決定跳槽到競爭對手的公司，這實際上註定了他職業生涯的命運。
The moment she refused his marriage proposal, she sealed the fate of their relationship.
她拒絕他的求婚的那一刻，就註定了他們關係的命運。
The company launched the new product without adequate preparation, which sealed the product's fate.
公司在沒有充分準備的情況下推出了新產品，這註定了該產品的命運。