| 单词 | fluke |
| 释义 | fluke (once / 4030 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n A fluke is an unexpected stroke of good luck. It was a fluke to find that fifty dollar bill on the ground, and it made you smile for the rest of the day. The word fluke was first used in 1857 in reference to a lucky shot at billiards. If something good happens to you by chance when you're not expecting it, that's a fluke. The word fluke can also be used in a negative or insulting way. For example, if your favorite sports team loses an important game, you could complain that it was just a fluke that the other team won — meaning they didn't deserve to win and somehow got lucky. WORD FAMILYfluke: flukes, flukey, fluky+/fluky: flukiest, flukily USAGE EXAMPLESRousey will be hoping to quickly prove that the Holm fight was a fluke, not the beginning of the end. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Black bass are good on suspending jerkbaits, watermelon flukes and bladed jigs. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Order this: The crudo, which may be scallop one night, or fluke the next. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n a stroke of luck 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper good fortune, good luck serendipity good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries fortune, luck an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome 1n either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean Hyper tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body 2n flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor 3Syn|Hyper flue projection any structure that branches out from a central support n parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper trematode, trematode worm Fasciola hepatica, liver fluke flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans Fasciolopsis buskifluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia blood fluke, schistosomeflatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals flatworm, platyhelminth parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body n a barb on a harpoon or arrow Hyper barb a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove |
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