| 单词 | lucky |
| 释义 | luckylucky /ˈlʌki/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative luckier, superlative luckiest) 1having good luck OPP unlucky: be lucky to do/be something He’s lucky to be alive. We were lucky to find a parking spot. John was lucky enough to be selected for the team.lucky (that) Janet’s lucky the car didn’t hit her.lucky with We’ve been very lucky with the weather. We got lucky and won a few races (=won the races because we were lucky). William considered himself lucky to have married Leonora.THESAURUSfortunate – fortunate means the same as lucky but sounds more formal: It was fortunate that no one was injured in the accident.fortuitous formal – lucky and happening by chance: When he was cleaning out his laboratory, he made a fortuitous discovery.miraculous – extremely lucky, especially because you avoid having something bad happen to you: The woman had a miraculous escape after her car overturned on the freeway.auspicious formal – an auspicious moment or start makes people feel hopeful that good things will happen: The sun came out as she began speaking – we hope that means an auspicious start to her campaign.propitious formal – good and likely to bring good results: It seemed a propitious time to be beginning a new business.2resulting from good luck: Then the Red Wings scored a very lucky goal. That was just a lucky guess. I had no idea what the answer was.3bringing good luck: a lucky rabbit’s footSPOKEN PHRASES4lucky you/me etc.! used to say that someone is fortunate to be able to do something: “I’ve got free tickets to the game!” “Lucky you.”5be somebody’s lucky day used to say that something good and often unexpected has happened to someone: “Look at the size of the fish I caught!” “It must be your lucky day!”6I’ll be lucky if... used to say that you think something is very unlikely: I’ll be lucky if I get even half of my money back.7I/you should be so lucky! used to say that someone wants something that is not likely to happen, especially because it is unreasonable: Sleep past 6 a.m.? I should be so lucky!8(you) lucky dog! used to say that someone is very lucky and that you wish you had what he or she has: You didn’t have to pay for the tickets? You lucky dog! → see also thank your lucky stars at thank (4) |
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