/lʌk ||; lʌk/noun[U] 1 success or good things that happen by chance 好运;幸运;侥幸: We'd like to wish you lots of luckin your new career. 我们祝你在新的工作上万事顺利。He says this necklace will bring you luck. 他说,这条项链会给你带来好运气。I could hardly believe my luck when they offered me the job. 他们给我这份工作的时候,我简直不敢相信自己有那么好的运气。 With a bit of luck, we'll finish this job today. 如果顺利的话,我们今天能完成这项工作。
2 chance; the force that people believe makes things happen 运气;机遇: There's no skill in this game -- it's all luck. 这游戏没有什么技巧可言─全靠运气。to have good/bad luck 运气好╱差
bad luck!;hard luck! used to show pity for sb (用于对某人表示同情):
‘Bad luck. Maybe you'll win next time.’ “真倒霉。也许你下次要赢了。” be in/out of luck to be lucky/to not be lucky 走运;运气不好:
I was in luck -- they had one ticket left! 我真走运,他们正好还剩一张票! good luck (to sb) used to wish that sb is successful (用于祝福别人成功):
Good luck! I'm sure you'll get the job. 祝你好运!我相信你会得到那份工作。 worse luck→
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