| 单词 | luck |
| 释义 | luck (lʌk ) Word forms: lucks, lucking, lucked 1. uncountable noun A2 Luck or good luck is success or good things that happen to you, that do not come from your own abilities or efforts. I knew I needed a bit of luck to win. [+ to-infinitive] The Sri Lankans have been having no luck with the weather. [+ with] The goal, when it came, owed more to good luck than good planning. Synonyms: good fortune, success, advantage, prosperity 2. uncountable noun A2 Bad luck is lack of success or bad things that happen to you, that have not been caused by yourself or other people. I had a lot of bad luck during the first half of this season. Randall's illness was only bad luck. 3. See also hard luck 4. any luck convention B2 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. [informal] 'Any luck?'—'No.' 5. bad luck convention B1+ You can say ' Bad luck', or ' Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them. [informal, formulae] Well, hard luck, mate. 6. bring someone luck phrase [VERB inflects] B1 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. Jean was extremely superstitious and believed the colour green brought bad luck. 7. down on one's luck phrase 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. 8. the luck of the draw phrase 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. The luck of the draw meant the young lad had to face one of America's best players. 9. good luck convention A2 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. [informal, formulae] He kissed her on the cheek. 'Best of luck!' 10. be in luck phrase You can say someone is in luck when they are in a situation where they can have what they want or need. You're in luck. The doctor's still in. 11. be just sb's luck phrase [VERB inflects] 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. [informal] It would be just his luck to miss the last boat. 12. be out of luck phrase If you say that someone is out of luck, you mean that they cannot have something which they can normally have. 'What do you want, Roy? If it's money, you're out of luck.' 13. no such luck convention You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something. [informal] He must have been hoping for a relaxed time. No such luck. 14. to push your luck phrase 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. I didn't dare push my luck too far and did not ask them to sign statements. 15. luck was on sb's side phrase [VERB inflects] 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. Rick seems to have had luck on his side during his 12-year acting career. 16. to try your luck phrase 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. She was going to try her luck at the Las Vegas casinos. 17. with any luck phrase [PHRASE with cl] You can add with luck or with any luck to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen. [informal, feelings] We'll have a long talk and a good cry and then with any luck we'll both feel better. 18. pot luck phrase If you take pot luck, you decide to do something even though you do not know what you will get as a result. If you haven't made an appointment, take pot luck and knock on the door. He scorns the 'pot-luck' approach. Phrasal verbs: luck out phrasal verb If you luck out, you get some advantage or are successful because you have good luck. [mainly US, informal] Was he born to be successful, or did he just luck out? [VERB PARTICLE] Quotations: The more I practise the luckier I get You win some, you lose some Idioms: be pot luck if a meal at your house will be pot luck, you have not planned it or prepared any special food `We'll just be casual and eat in the kitchen. It's just pot luck,' Moira said. `Hope you don't mind.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take pot luck to make a choice from what is available, although you do not have any knowledge to help you, and so it is a matter of luck whether you get something good We'd take potluck at whatever restaurants might still be open. Travel firms stuck with hundreds of unsold package holidays are offering great breaks on a pot-luck basis. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers down on your luck suffering a period of bad luck Even when people are down on their luck, they deserve the same human courtesy that any of us would expect. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the luck of the draw something that depends on chance rather than on the efforts or qualities of the people involved On better acquaintance, you may decide that there's no basis for a real friendship with a colleague. That's just the luck of the draw. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: pure luck It is often a matter of pure luck. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It was pure luck it hit her in the leg. The Sun (2008) Pure luck connects you with a former work pal. The Sun (2008) But this result was simply down to rotten luck. The Sun (2016) Some suspect that this was driver error, others say that it was just rotten luck. Times, Sunday Times (2008) To have up to 11 potential squad members unavailable is rotten luck. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is only through sheer luck that no one was injured or killed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Sometimes catastrophes were only avoided by sheer luck. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This moment of sheer luck could have changed his career. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 运气 Japanese: 運 |
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