luck

luck
noun
  1. [mass noun]success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions
    运气，命运
    it was just luck that the first kick went in.
    第一个进球全靠运气。
    they're supposed to bring good luck.
    他们被认为会带来好运。
    ■chance considered as a force that causes good or bad things to happen
    好机会；坏运气
    ■something regarded as bringing about or portending good or bad things
    吉祥物；晦气物
    I don't like Friday—it's bad luck.
    我可不喜欢星期五——那日子晦气。
verb
  1. [no obj.](luck into/upon)(informal)chance to find or acquire
    (非正式)凑巧碰上；偶然发现
    he lucked into a disc-jockey job.
    他偶然找到了一份唱片播放师的工作。
    ■(luck out)(N. Amer.)achieve success or advantage by good luck
    (北美)逢凶化吉；靠运气
    I lucked out and found a wonderful woman.
    我很幸运地找到了一个非常好的妻子。
常用词组
as luck would have it
  1. used to indicate the fortuitousness of a situation
    碰巧，真幸运
    as luck would have it, his route took him very near where they lived.
    碰巧他走的路线离他们的住所很近。
bad (或 tough, rotten) luck
  1. (informal)used to express sympathy or commiserations
    (非正式)倒霉
be in (或 out of) luck
  1. be fortunate (or unfortunate)
    运气好（或不好）
for luck
  1. to bring good fortune
    为了吉利；为了祈求好运
    I wear this crystal under my costume for luck.
    我贴身戴着块水晶，希望它能带给我好运。
good (或 the best of) luck
  1. used to express wishes for success
    祝好运
    good luck with your studies!.
    祝你学习进步！。
one's luck is in
  1. one is fortunate
    交好运
the luck of the draw
  1. the outcome of chance rather than something one can control
    偶然性，运气
    quality of care depends largely on the luck of the draw.
    照料的好坏在很大程度上取决于运气。
no such luck
  1. (informal)used to express disappointment that something has not happened or is unlikely to happen
    (非正式)无福消受
ride one's luck
  1. let favourable events take their course without taking undue risks
    （因不愿冒险而）放弃好机会
try one's luck
  1. do something that involves risk or luck, hoping to succeed
    碰运气
    he thought he'd try his luck at farming in Canada.
    他想碰碰运气去加拿大办农场。
with (any 或 a bit of) luck
  1. expressing the hope that something will happen in the way described
    如果一切顺利的话
    with luck we should be there in time for breakfast.
    如果一切顺利的话，我们可以到达那里赶上吃早餐。
worse luck
  1. (informal)used to express regret about something
    (非正式)不幸的是
    I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.
    不幸的是，我不得不去秘书学校。
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch lucken. The noun use (late 15th cent.) is from Middle Low German lucke, related to Dutch geluk, German Glück, of West Germanic origin and possibly related to lock
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