4CONVENTION 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. 运气如何?/ 没搞定? [informal]
'Any luck?' — 'No.'
“成功了没?”—“没有。”
5CONVENTION (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. (表示同情)真不幸,真倒霉 [informal, formulae]
Well, hard luck, mate.
唉,真不走运,哥儿们。
6PHRASE [VERB inflects]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. 带来霉运/带来好运;不吉利/ 吉利
Jean was extremely superstitious and believed the colour green brought bad luck.
琼十分迷信,她认为绿色不吉利。
7PHRASE (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. (常指因缺钱而)遭遇厄运,时运不济
8PHRASE 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. 碰巧的运气;运气的结果
The luck of the draw meant the young lad had to face one of America's best players.
完全是运气使然,这位小伙子必须面对一位美国一流选手。
9CONVENTION 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. 祝好运;祝成功 [informal, formulae]
He kissed her on the cheek. 'Best of luck!'
他吻了吻她的脸颊。“祝你好运!”
10PHRASE 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. 运气好;走运
You're in luck. The doctor's still in.
你真走运。医生还没走。
11PHRASE [VERB inflects]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. 运气总是这样坏 [informal]
It would be just his luck to miss the last boat.
他就这运气,误了最后一班船也毫不出奇。
12PHRASE 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. 运气不好;不走运;不凑巧
'What do you want, Roy? If it's money, you're out of luck.'
“你想要什么,罗伊?要钱的话,那你别指望了。”
13CONVENTION 没这么好运;没这个命 You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something. 没这么好运;没这个命 [informal]
He must have been hoping for a relaxed time. No such luck.
他一定是一直想放松一段时间,可就是没这个命。
14PHRASE 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. 得寸进尺;冒不明智的风险
I didn't dare push my luck too far and did not ask them to sign statements.
我不敢太过贪心不足,没有要他们签署声明。
15PHRASE [VERB inflects]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. 受幸运之神眷顾;福星高照
Rick seems to have had luck on his side during his 12-year acting career.
在12年的演艺生涯中,里克好像总有福星高照。
16PHRASE 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. 试试运气;碰碰运气
She was going to try her luck at the Las Vegas casinos.
她打算去拉斯韦加斯的赌场碰碰运气。
17PHRASE [PHRASE with cl]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. 希望;但愿;运气好的话;一切顺利的话 [informal, feelings]
We'll have a long talk and a good cry and then with any luck we'll both feel better.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF LUCK | VERB + LUCK | LUCK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤better, good, great更好的運氣;好運;極好的運氣➤blind, dumb, plain, pure, sheer撞上的運氣;純粹的運氣;全憑好運◇It was sheer luck that we met like that.我們能那樣相遇全憑運氣。➤random偶然的運氣➤amazing, extraordinary, incredible令人驚喜的/非同尋常的/難以置信的好運➤bad, cruel, hard, ill, poor, rotten, terrible, tough, unfortunate噩運;霉運◇It was rotten luck to be sick on the day of the interview.面試當天生病,真倒霉。... OF LUCK➤piece, stroke一樁幸事◇By a stroke of luck I came across it in a local bookshop.我幸運地在當地一家書店發現了它。VERB + LUCK➤have有運氣◇I haven't had much luck recently.我最近有點兒時運不濟。➤bring (sb), give sb(給某人)帶來運氣◇This ring has always brought me good luck.這枚戒指一直帶給我好運。➤wish sb祝某人好運◇I wished her luck for the future.我祝她未來走運。➤need需要好運➤chance, try碰運氣◇I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.我決定到輪盤賭那兒試試運氣。➤ride (BrE) 一路好運◇We rode our luck (= our luck continued) towards the end of the game.我們一路好運直到比賽結束。➤press, push繼續碰運氣;再次冒險◇Don't push your luck!別貪心不足!➤bemoan (especially BrE) 哀歎運氣LUCK + VERB➤desert sb, run out運氣拋棄某人;運氣已盡◇It looks as though our luck's finally run out.看來我們的運氣好像是到頭了。➤continue, hold運氣繼續;好運不變◇If our luck holds, we should win.如果我們運氣還在,應該能贏。➤change, turn運氣好轉◇He went on gambling, sure his luck was about to change.他繼續賭博,堅信自己會時來運轉。➤strike運氣降臨◇More bad luck struck last week.上星期又發生了更多倒霉事。PREPOSITION➤by... luck因為運氣◇By sheer luck we managed to get out in time.萬幸的是,我們總算及時逃了出來。➤for luck為了討吉利◇I always carry it with me, just for luck.為討吉利,我總是隨身帶着它。➤in luck走運◇You're in luck-there are just two tickets left.您真走運 - 就剩兩張票了。➤out of luck不走運◇I had hoped there would be another train, but I was out of luck.我原本想着還能有一趟火車,但我不太走運。➤with luck有好運◇With luck, we'll get there before it closes.走運的話,我們會在關門之前趕到。PHRASES➤as luck would have it碰巧◇As luck would have it, my brother offered me his apartment.碰巧,我哥哥提出把他的公寓給我住。➤beginner's luck新手的好運氣◇I don't know why I did so well-it must be beginner's luck.我不知道自己怎麼做得這麼好,這肯定是新手的好運氣吧。➤better luck next time下次好運◇If you didn't win a prize, better luck next time.如果沒獲獎,願你下次好運。➤can't believe your luck簡直不能相信運氣這麼好◇He couldn't believe his luck when the other candidate for the job withdrew.該職位的另一名應徵者退出了競爭,他簡直不能相信自己運氣這麼好。➤just my luck我總是那麼倒霉◇Just my luck to get the broken chair!我這把椅子是壞的,我總是那麼倒霉!➤luck is on your side交好運◇I thought I was going to miss the train but luck was on my side.我以為要趕不上火車了,還好我運氣不錯。➤make your own luck自己創造好運◇You make your own luck in business.商機是自己創造出來的。
luck ♦︎ chance ♦︎ coincidence ♦︎ accident ♦︎ fortune ♦︎ fate ♦︎ destiny ♦︎ providenceThese are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.这些词均表示机遇、命运、运气。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆by ...luck / chance / coincidence / accident◆It's no coincidence / accident that...◆pure / sheer luck / chance / coincidence / accident◆good / bad / ill luck / fortune◆a / an happy / unfortunate / strange chance / coincidence / accident◆to bring sb good / bad luck / fortune◆to have the ... luck / fortune to do sth◆to leave sth to chance / fate / providence◆to believe in luck / coincidences / fate / destiny / providence◆to tempt fate / providence◆sb's luck / fortune changes / turns◆fate / providence decides / decrees...◆a stroke of luck / fortune / fate■luck [uncountable] the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people机遇;命运;运气◆The best of luck with your exams.祝你考试成功!◆Bad luck, Helen, you played very well.海伦,你表现得很出色,只是运气欠佳。◆Never mind-better luck next time.没关系,祝你下次好运。◆It was his hard luck that he wasn't chosen.他未被选中,真不走运。◆ (BrE) It's hard luck on him that he wasn't chosen.他未被选中,真不走运。◆Just my luck to arrive after they had left(= used to show you are not surprised sth bad has happened to you, because you are not often lucky).我总是这样倒霉,他们离开后我才赶到。 see also lucky ⇨ timely■chance [uncountable, singular] the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand偶然;碰巧;意外◆We met by chance at the airport.我们碰巧在机场相遇。◆Chess is not a game of chance.国际象棋不是靠运气取胜的。◆We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance.我们要非常周密地筹划这一切,确保万无一失。◆By a happy chance he bumped into an old friend on the plane.他在飞机上开心地巧遇一个老朋友。■coincidence kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmEkoʊˈɪnsɪdəns [countable, uncountable] the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way(令人吃惊的)巧合,巧事◆They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串不可思议的巧合而相见了。◆It's not a coincidence that none of the directors is a woman.董事中没有一位女性,这并非偶然。◆It was pure coincidence that they were both in Paris on the same day.他们俩同一天都在巴黎,纯属巧合。▸coincidental
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◆I suppose your presence here today is not entirely coincidental.我认为你今天来这里不完全是碰巧。▸coincidentally
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◆Coincidentally, they had both studied in Paris.碰巧的是,他们俩都曾在巴黎求学。■accident [countable, uncountable] something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance意外;偶然的事◆It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in the profession.这个行业中最重要的工作大多由男人担任绝非偶然。◆an accident of birth / fate / history(= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)出生/命运/历史的偶然性◆It happened, whether by accident or design(= by accident or on purpose), that Steve and I were the last two people to leave.不知是巧合还是有意安排,我和史蒂夫两个人是最后离开的。▸accidental
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◆I didn't think our meeting was accidental-he must have known I would be there.我认为我和他相遇不是偶然的-他肯定早就知道我会在那里。■fortune [uncountable] (ratherformal) luck or chance, especially in the way it affects people's lives(尤指影响人生的)机会,运气◆I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.我有幸与一些出色的主管人员共事。◆The team had a dramatic reversal of fortune in the second half.下半场球队的命运发生了戏剧性的逆转。 see also fortunate ⇨ timely■fate [uncountable, singular] the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed命运;天数;定数;天意◆Fate was kind to me that day.那天我受到命运的眷顾。◆By a strange twist of fate, Andy and I were on the same plane.由于命运的奇特安排,我和安迪乘坐了同一架飞机。◆She felt it would be tempting fate(= being too confident in a way that might bring her good luck to an end) to try the difficult climb a second time.她觉得再次尝试这种高难度的攀岩就如同玩儿命了。◆He believed that the universe was controlled by the whims of a cruel fate.他相信宇宙是由变幻莫测而残酷的宿命主宰的。■destinyˈdestəni [uncountable] the power that is believed to control events主宰事物的力量;命运之神◆I believe there's some force guiding us-call it God, destiny or fate.我相信有某种力量在引导着我们-称之为上帝也罢,天意也罢,或是命运也罢。◆She was spurred on by a strong sense of destiny.一种强烈的使命感激励着她。 see also destined ⇨ certain■providence ( Providence) ˈprɒvɪdəns; NAmEˈprɑːvɪdəns [uncountable] (formal) God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us上帝;苍天;天佑◆He trusted in divine providence.他相信上苍。◆She believed her suffering was sent by providence.她相信她的苦难是上天安排的。NOTE辨析 Fate, destiny or providence?Providence is usually seen as being kind: even when it sends suffering, this is accepted as being part of God's plan. Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things. * providence通常被看作是善意的安排,即使苦难降临也是天意。fate可以是善意的,但那只是意外的恩赐;同样,fate又常是残酷的,会使人感到无能为力。destiny更多给人以力量的感觉。a strong sense of destiny指强烈的使命感,有使命感的人认为自己注定出人头地或成就伟业。