汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 听天由命
听天由命 (聽天由命)
to submit to the will of heaven / to resign oneself to fate / to trust to luck
由 Follow, follow / Let the situation develop and change naturally and do not make subjective efforts / It's also a metaphor for chances
同"听天任命"。 谓听任事态自然发展变化﹐不作主观努力。
() tīng tiān yóu mìng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她只好听天由命了。

She resigned herself to her fate.

政府抛弃了难民,让他们听天由命

The government had abandoned the refugees to their fate.

他带着悲哀的,听天由命的神气躺着等死。

He lay an image of sadness and resignation waiting his death.

“没用的。”海蒂说,她的语气就好像她已经听天由命了一样。

"It's no use," Heidi said with such a tone as if she was resigned to her fate.

我们今天与之谈过话的人们确实对将要发生的事情相当听天由命

People we spoke to today were really rather fatalistic about what's going to happen.

我们得好好跑排位赛,专心于起步的表现——然后滚着滚着就听天由命了。

We have to qualify well and concentrate on the performance at the start - then let it roll and see what we can bring back home.

当被逮捕时,一些诈骗犯的反应是被动地听天由命,而另一些则诉诸暴力。

When apprehended, some defrauders reacted with passive resignation, while others resorted to violence.

林德伯格说:“生产间隔时间越长,第二胎成活的可能性就越小,我们只能听天由命了。”

"The longer the birth interval, the less likely that the second fetus will be born alive," Lindburg said. "We are simply letting nature take its course."

但是如果想使投票成功,就必须使股东明白,交易不是听天由命,而是要为他们创造一棵摇钱树。

But if it wants to win the vote it might help to show shareholders that the deal is less about destiny and more about creating a cash cow.