luck
n[U]
1 chance, esp thought of as a force that brings good or bad fortune 運氣; 造化
have good, poor, hard (ie bad), little, bad, etc luck 運氣好、 不好、 背、 欠佳、 壞等.
2 good fortune 好運; 幸運: I hope this charm will bring you luck. 希望這個符咒會給你帶來好運.
I always carry one for luck. 為討吉利我老是帶著一個.
I had the luck to find him at home. 我真幸運, 找他時他正在家.
Any luck with (ie Did you manage to get) the job? 找工作的事運氣好嗎?
Our luck has run out, ie has ended. 我們的運氣到頭了.
3 (idm 習語) as(good/ill) luck would have it fortunately/unfortunately幸而[不幸]; 碰巧[不巧]. (what) bad, rotten, etc`luck! (used to show sympathy 用以表示同情). be bad/hard `luck (on sb) be unfortunate 不幸; 倒霉
It was very hard luck (on you) to get ill on your holiday. (你)假期得病真倒霉. be ,down on one's `luck (infml 口) have a period of misfortune 倒霉的時候; 背運之時. beginner's luck => beginner (begin). be in/out of `luck be fortunate/unfortunate 走運[不走運]. better luck next time => better1. the devil's own luck => devil1. ,good `luck (to sb) may sb be fortunate and successful 祝某人好運和順利
Good luck in your exams! 祝你考得好! ,just one's `luck (indicating that sth unfortunate or inconvenient has happened to one, as usual 用以表示運氣總是那麼壞)
It was just my luck to go to the play on the day the star was ill. 我總是這麼倒霉, 去看戲那天偏巧明星病了. one's `luck is in one is lucky 走運; 交好運. the luck of the draw the way in which chance decides what some people become, do, get, etc and others not 一個人一個命(有的人有運氣, 有的人沒有運氣). the luck of the game the element of luck, as opposed to skill, that operates in a game, an activity, etc 手氣(支配游戲、 活動等的運氣, 并非技巧). ,no such `luck unfortunately not 沒有那份兒運氣. push one's luck => push2. take pot luck => pot1. ,tough `luck
(a) (used to show sympathy 用以表示同情).
(b) (ironic 反語) (used to show that one does not really care about sb's misfortune 用以表示對某人的不幸并不真正關心). try one's luck/fortune => try1. worse luck => worse. luck, v (phr v) luck out (US infml 口) be lucky or successful 走運; 交好運; 僥幸成功.
?? 擴展釋義
*[l?k]n. 運氣, 幸運, 好運, 僥幸vi. 靠好運成功相關詞組: be down on one's luck for luck be in luck be out of luck luck up play big luck rough luck worse luck through good luck have no luck as luck would have it