单词 | unlucky |
释义 | unlucky (once / 650 pages) adj WORD FAMILY unlucky: unluckily+/luck: luckless, lucks, lucky/luckless: lucklessly/lucky: luckier, luckiest, luckily, luckiness, unlucky USAGE EXAMPLESGrogan said it was Friday, the 13th - an unlucky day - but it was also her father’s birthday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “He denigrates and preys on people who are unlucky and then reinforces the good fortunes of people who are already lucky.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The majority of the issues that shuffled off their mortal coil were some combination of uninspired, unloved, unlucky and unfortunate, and deserved their fate. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj having or bringing misfortune Friday the 13th is an unlucky date Syn|Ant luckless unfortunate not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune hexed, jinxed(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune lucky having or bringing good fortune fortunatehaving unexpected good fortune apotropaichaving the power to prevent evil or bad luck hothaving or bringing unusually good luck serendipitouslucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries 2adj marked by or promising bad fortune "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott Syn doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred unfortunate not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune |
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