lucky
adjective /ˈlʌki/
/ˈlʌki/
(comparative luckier, superlative luckiest)
Idioms - having good luck
有好运的；运气好的；幸运的 - lucky to do something His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
他的朋友丧了命，他知道自己还活着是侥幸。 - She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
她很幸运被选中参加此队。 - lucky (that) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
幸好你及时发现了险情。 - In terms of my career I feel incredibly lucky.
就我的职业而言，我感到无比幸运。 - You can think yourself lucky you didn't get mugged.
你未遭暴力抢劫，可算是万幸了。 - She counted herself lucky that she still had a job.
她认为自己很幸运，仍有一份工作。 - Mark is one of the lucky ones—he at least has somewhere to sleep.
马克是个幸运的人，他至少还有地方睡觉。 - the lucky winners
幸运的获胜者 - He was among the lucky ones whose works were approved.
他是作品被认可的幸运儿之一。
- That was just plain lucky.
那简直是幸运。 - We've been pretty lucky so far.
到现在为止，我们还算走运。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- get
- strike
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- with
- lucky to do something His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
- being the result of good luck
好运带来的 - lucky for somebody that… It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
我们能去是我们的运气好。 - lucky for somebody Lucky for her, a police car was passing.
幸运的是，一辆警车经过。 - lucky (that) It is lucky (that) neither were killed in the accident.
幸运的是，两人都没有在事故中丧生。 - That was the luckiest escape of my life.
那次逃脱是我一生中最大的幸运。 - a lucky guess
侥幸猜中 - A lucky find on the edge of the Cotswolds is helping archaeologists discover what life was like in Roman Britain.
科茨沃尔德边缘的一个幸运发现帮助考古学家发现了罗马不列颠的生活。 - I had a lucky break when I left school getting a job on local radio.
当我离开学校在当地电台找到一份工作时，我有了一个幸运的机会。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- get
- strike
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- with
- lucky for somebody that… It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
- bringing good luck
带来好运的 - a lucky charm
吉祥配饰 - The team thinks of me as their lucky mascot.
球队把我当成他们的幸运吉祥物。
see also happy-go-lucky - a lucky charm
Idioms
get lucky (informal)
- to have good luck
交好运 - She hopes that some day she'll get lucky and win the jackpot.
她希望有一天能交上好运赢得头奖。
- She hopes that some day she'll get lucky and win the jackpot.
- to meet somebody new and have sex with them
幸运： 结识新朋友并与他们发生性关系- Mike's hoping to get lucky tonight.
迈克希望今晚走运。
- Mike's hoping to get lucky tonight.
lucky you, me, etc.
- (informal) used to show that you think somebody is lucky to have something, be able to do something, etc.
你（或我等）真走运 - ‘I'm off to Paris.’ ‘Lucky you!’
“我要去巴黎了。” “你真幸运！”
- ‘I'm off to Paris.’ ‘Lucky you!’
strike (it) lucky
- (informal) to have good luck
交好运 - We certainly struck it lucky with the weather.
我们真幸运，遇上了好天气。
- We certainly struck it lucky with the weather.
thank your lucky stars
- to feel very grateful and lucky about something
真走运；吉星高照 - Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.
感谢你的幸运，那时你不在家。
- Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.
third time lucky
(US English third time is the charm)
- used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time
（但愿）第三次交好运；过一过二不过三
you’ll be lucky
- (informal) used to tell somebody that something that they are expecting probably will not happen
（告诉某人所期盼的事很可能不会发生）但愿你会走运 - ‘I was hoping to get a ticket for Saturday.’ ‘You'll be lucky.’
“我盼望弄到一张星期六的票。” “但愿你会走运。”
- ‘I was hoping to get a ticket for Saturday.’ ‘You'll be lucky.’
you, etc. should be so lucky
- (informal) used to tell somebody that they will probably not get what they are hoping for, and may not deserve it
（告诉某人所希望之物可能得不到，且本不该其得到）你不见得这么走运吧