英语词汇“touch wood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

touch wood

British

Said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck: I haven’t been banned yet, touch wood...

So far we have only had one trip to York District Hospital (fingers crossed, touch wood and spit for luck) after he ran head first into the fireplace and got a bruised lump roughly the size of a pickled egg on his noggin.
He would throw salt over his shoulder and knock on wood just for good luck, I didn't learn this until I lived with him.
I used direct deposit, it hasn't been a problem as of yet, knock on wood.

Synonyms

hope for the best;

knock on wood, cross one's fingers, keep one's fingers crossed

With reference to the custom of touching something wooden to ward off bad luck

See parent entry: wood

单词	touch wood
释义	touch wood British Said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck: I haven’t been banned yet, touch wood... So far we have only had one trip to York District Hospital (fingers crossed, touch wood and spit for luck) after he ran head first into the fireplace and got a bruised lump roughly the size of a pickled egg on his noggin. He would throw salt over his shoulder and knock on wood just for good luck, I didn't learn this until I lived with him. I used direct deposit, it hasn't been a problem as of yet, knock on wood. Synonyms hope for the best; knock on wood, cross one's fingers, keep one's fingers crossed With reference to the custom of touching something wooden to ward off bad luck See parent entry: wood
随便看	professional wrestling professionary professionist professionize professionless professly professor professorate professordom professoress professorial professorialism professorially professoriat professoriate professorship proffer profferable profferer profibrinolysin proficience proficiency proficiency badge proficiency pay proficient