• 词义辨析

    luck, chance, fortune

    这三个词共同的意思是“运气”。它们的区别是:
    luck是口语用词,可指好的或坏的运气,没有修饰语时,多指好运,往往含有成功或愉快之义;chance侧重偶然的、无法推测的因素;fortune指决定或影响未来的机遇,常含有变幻无常和人力无法改变的意味。例如:
    We had the luck to get the best seats.我们真幸运,得到了最好的座位。
    Chance plays an important part in many card games.在许多纸牌游戏中运气起很大作用。
    What wonderful fortune she was enjoying!她多走运啊!

    luck, fate

    这两个词都可表示“命运”。前者指无法控制或改变的(不幸)命运; 后者尤指偶然的运气。

    下面两个句子的意思相同:

    It was pure luck to find him.
    It was pure luck finding him.
    找到他完全是侥幸。

    destiny,fate,lot,doom,luck,fortune

    这些名词均有“命运”或“运气”之意。
    destiny普通用词,侧重预先注定的命运,对未来命运的美好憧憬。
    fate较庄严用词,多指不幸的命运,暗示不可避免,令人畏惧和人的意志无法改变,宿命论色彩较浓。
    lot多指偶然的运气或终身遭受的不幸命运。
    doom指最终的,常常是灾难性或毁灭性的命运,隐含不可避免的意味。
    luck普通日常用词,指好的或坏的运气,尤多指好运气,有时也指成功或愉快的结局。
    fortune普通用词,指由机会或运气来决定的一种命运,如暗示一种比fate好的运气或一种愉快的未来。

  • 双语例句
1、

I tried to avoid her, but it was just my luck to bump into her.

我不想见她, 偏撞上她了.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

2、

As luck would have it, he had just left when I arrived.

我到那儿, 不巧他刚走.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

3、

Everything goes amiss with him, he has certainly bad luck.

他事事不如意, 运气真不好.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

4、

According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck.

按照迷信的说法,摔碎镜子会带来噩运。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

5、

Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.

有些人把自己所有的苦恼都归咎于运气不佳,而不认为是缺乏能力.

——《简明英汉词典》

6、

Was he born to be successful, or did he just luck out?

是他命中注定会成功,还是仅仅交了好运?

柯林斯例句

7、

I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.

我不走运,打牌总输.

——《简明英汉词典》

8、

She is very philosophical about her bad luck.

她对自己的不幸看得很开.

——《简明英汉词典》

9、

It's hard luck on those who were beaten in the first round of the competition.

那些在第一轮比赛中就遭到失败的人真是倒霉.

——《简明英汉词典》

10、

A common superstition considered it bad luck to sleep in a room numbered 13.

(西方)一种普遍的迷信认为在13号房间睡觉是不吉利的.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

11、

Wood has not had much luck in carving out a career.

伍德想干出点名堂来,可是总不能如愿。

——柯林斯例句

12、

His career has been dogged by bad luck.

他在事业上一直不走运。

——柯林斯例句

13、

A spell of tough luck discouraged him.

一段时间的厄运使他失去了勇气.

——《简明英汉词典》

14、

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

勤奋为幸运之母.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

Don't expect to luck through without an effort.

别指望不经努力就能侥幸成功.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

16、

We'll have a long talk and a good cry and then with any luck we'll both feel better.

我们会一席长谈,大哭一场,但愿这样我们两个都会好过一点。

——柯林斯例句

17、

My luck is on the ebb.

我的运气不好.

——《简明英汉词典》

18、

Man's life is full of the various good or ill luck.

人生充满着种种吉凶.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

19、

Our luck couldn't hold for ever.

我们不会永远走运。

柯林斯例句

20、

A merchant's happiness hangs upon luck.

商人的幸福靠运气.

《简明英汉词典》

21、

"Good luck, sarge," he said.

“祝你好运,中士,”他说。

柯林斯例句

22、

At last you had good luck.

这一下你算是走运了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

23、

Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.

祝你好运! 我们将为你祈祷.

《简明英汉词典》

24、

They should win, given a modicum of luck.

只要有一点点运气,他们就会赢。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

25、

He would not hesitate to give money to anyone down on one's luck.

他对任何不幸的人都很慷慨.

《简明英汉词典》

26、

We won't be able to get away this weekend, bad luck!

我们本周末走不成了, 真倒霉!

《简明英汉词典》

27、

She will need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.

她要靠运气才能摆脱那样的困境.

《简明英汉词典》

28、

Well, hard luck, mate.

唉,真不走运,哥儿们。

柯林斯例句

29、

The Sri Lankans have been having no luck with the weather.

斯里兰卡人在天气方面运气一直很差。

柯林斯例句

30、

The Scottish Tories' run of luck is holding.

苏格兰保守党人一直好运连连。

柯林斯例句

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