Occasionally, one would stick to the glass, as if reluctant to tumble to its fate.是什么意思？

Occasionally, one would stick to the glass, as if reluctant to tumble to its fate.

偶尔, 有一片雪花粘在窗玻璃上, 似乎是不甘心于命运,不愿就这么落到地上去.

occasionally

adv. 偶尔，偶然，有时候；

例句
There have now been well authenticated reports that the use of this drug is very occasionally responsible for heart attacks.
现在已有非常可靠的报告证明该药物偶可引发心脏病。

one

num. （数字）一，一个，（基数）一，第一；n. 一个人，一点钟，一体，独一；pron. 一个人，任何人，本人，人家，东西；adj. 某一个的，一体的，一方的；

例句
No one ever questioned her capability.
从来没有人质疑她的能力。

would

aux. 将，将要，愿意，会，打算，大概；v. (will 的过去式，用于转述)将；

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

stick

vt.& vi. 粘贴，张贴，插入，刺入；vt. 容忍，产生作用，（尤指迅速或随手）放置，阻延或推迟；n. 棍棒，棍枝，枝条，操纵杆，球棍；

例句
The dog came bounding back with the stick for Richard to throw again.
那只狗蹦跳着叼回了木棍，交给理查德让他再扔出去。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

glass

n. 玻璃，玻璃制品，镜子；vt. 给某物加玻璃，反映，使平滑如玻璃；vi. 成玻璃状；

例句
Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled.
杯子被倒满时米芝敷衍性地点头示意。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

reluctant

adj. 不情愿的，勉强的，顽抗的，难处理的，厌恶的；

例句
They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart.
他们也可能是主席的朋友，所以他们不愿从中作梗。

tumble

vi. 跌倒，摔倒，被绊倒，倒塌，翻来覆去，翻腾；vt. 使跌倒，使完全翻转，弄乱，搞乱，推翻，颠覆；n. 摔倒，（价格，价值等）暴跌，混乱，翻筋斗；

例句
Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

fate

n. 命运，天意，命中注定的事（尤指坏事）；

例句
The fate of a project which could revolutionise the use of computers in hospitals hangs in the balance.
可能给医院的计算机使用带来革命的项目仍然前途未明。