luck
n. 运气, 幸运, 好运, 侥幸 vi. 靠好运成功
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教材释义与例句
运气;幸运;带来好运的东西
good things that happen to you by chance
靠运气,走运;凑巧碰上
释义与例句
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1.
The results of a random number generator.
不可数 计算机 工程 数学 游戏The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.
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2.
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
运气
时运
不可数The raffle is just a matter of luck.
Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
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3.
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
A favourable chance occurrence.
不可数Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
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4.
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
不可数He blew on the dice for luck.
I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
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5.
Success.
不可数I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.
He has a lot of luck with the ladies. Perhaps it's because of his new motorbike.
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1.
To find something through good fortune; used with into, on, onto or upon.
非正式 不及物
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词源
From Middle English luk, lukke, related to Old Frisian luk (“luck”), West Frisian gelok (“luck”), Saterland Frisian Gluk (“luck”), Dutch geluk (“luck, happiness”), Low German luk (“luck”), German Glück (“luck, good fortune, happiness”), Danish lykke (“luck”), Swedish lycka (“luck”), Icelandic lukka (“luck”). According to the OED, it may be related to lock. A loanword into English in the 15th century (probably as a gambling term) from Middle Dutch luc, a shortened form of gheluc (“good fortune”), whence Modern Dutch geluk. Middle Dutch luc, gheluc has parallels with Middle High German lücke, gelücke (Modern German Glück). The word occurs only from the 12th century, apparently first in Rhine Frankish. Perhaps from a Frankish *galukki. The word enters standard Middle High German during the 13th century, and spreads to English and Scandinavian in the Late Middle Ages. Its origin seems to have been regional or dialectal, and there were competing German words such as gevelle or schick, or the Latinate fortūne from Latin fortūna. Its etymology is unknown, although there are numerous proposals as to its derivations from a number of roots. Use as a verb in American English is late (1940s), but there was a Middle English verb lukken (“to chance, to happen by good fortune”) in the 15th century.
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