luck

英[lʌk]美[lʌk]

n.好运，机遇；

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When we at last reached the railway station, we were out of luck.The train had gone.*终到达车站时, 我们运气不佳, 火车已开走了。

Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break—she was in luck.玛丽的眼镜掉在地上, 没有打破, 她真走运。

She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。

A spell of tough luck discouraged him.一段时间的厄运使他失去了勇气。

As luck would have it, there was a sudden gust when the fire broke out.当火灾发生时不幸遇上一阵大风。

As luck would have it, a doctor happened to be there when she fainted.她晕倒时幸好旁边正有一位医生。

a good-luck talisman带来好运之物

Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.有些人把自己所有的苦恼都归咎于运气不佳, 而不认为是缺乏能力。

Use method rather than luck.按条理办事, 不要凭运气。

I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。

英语六级真题

And it’s interesting that many of them mention the element of luck.

Have you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no luck?

I mean, what people regard as luck, you can actually create, to a degree.

I think a lot of what people consider luck is attributed to how you respond to the opportunities that come your way.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-UNCOUNT

好运；幸运；侥幸

Luck or good luck is success or good things that happen to you, that do not come from your own abilities or efforts.

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N-UNCOUNT

厄运；噩运；背运

Bad luck is lack of success or bad things that happen to you, that have not been caused by yourself or other people.

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CONVENTION

运气如何？/ 没搞定？

If you ask someone the question 'Any luck?' or 'No luck?', you want to know if they have been successful in something they were trying to do.

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CONVENTION

（表示同情）真不幸，真倒霉

You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.

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PHRASE

带来霉运/带来好运；不吉利/ 吉利

If you say that something brings bad luck or brings someone good luck, you believe that it has an influence on whether good or bad things happen to them.

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PHRASE

（常指因缺钱而）遭遇厄运，时运不济

If you describe someone as down on their luck, you mean that they have had bad experiences, often because they do not have enough money.

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碰巧的运气；运气的结果

If you say that something is the luck of the draw, you mean that it is the result of chance and you cannot do anything about it.

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CONVENTION

祝好运;祝成功

If you say 'Good luck' or 'Best of luck' to someone, you are telling them that you hope they will be successful in something they are trying to do.

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PHRASE

运气好；走运

You can say someone is in luck when they are in a situation where they can have what they want or need.

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PHRASE

运气总是这样坏

If you say it is just your luck that something unpleasant has happened to you, you mean that this is quite normal because unpleasant things are always happening to you.

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PHRASE

运气不好；不走运；不凑巧

If you say that someone is out of luck, you mean that they cannot have something which they can normally have.

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CONVENTION

没这么好运；没这个命

You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.

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PHRASE

得寸进尺；冒不明智的风险

If you say that someone is pushing their luck, you think they are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble.

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受幸运之神眷顾；福星高照

If you say that luck was on someone's side, you mean that they succeeded in something by chance as well as by their own efforts or ability.

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PHRASE

试试运气；碰碰运气

If someone tries their luck at something, they try to succeed at it, often when it is very difficult or there is little chance of success.

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希望；但愿；运气好的话；一切顺利的话

You can add with luck or with any luck to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.

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英汉词典释义

n.

运气

好运, 幸运

机遇；命运；运气

vi.

交好运, 走运

英英词典释义

Noun

1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;

3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome;