fluke

fluke1
noun
  1. an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck
    偶然好运,侥幸
    their triumph was no fluke.
    他们的胜利绝非偶然。
verb
  1. [with obj.]achieve (something) by luck rather than skill
    侥幸获得,侥幸做成
    he fluked the pink to win the frame.
    他侥幸击粉球入袋,赢了这一局。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent. (originally a term in games such as billiards denoting a lucky stroke): perhaps a dialect word

fluke2
noun
  1. a parasitic flatworm which typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance
    吸虫,蛭。 见 digenean 及 monogenean
  2. Classes Trematoda and Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes
    吸虫纲和单殖亚纲,扁形动物门. 见 digenean 及 monogenean
  3. (chiefly dialect or N. Amer.)a flatfish, especially a flounder
    (主 方 或主北美)比目鱼(尤指鲽)
语源
  1. Old English flōc (in sense 2), of Germanic origin; related to German flach 'flat'

fluke3
noun
  1. a broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor
    锚爪
    ■either of the lobes of a whale's tail
    鲸尾的叶,鲸的尾叶
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: perhaps from fluke (because of the shape)
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