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L0280200 (lŭk)n.1. The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; fortune: They met one day out of pure luck.2. Good fortune or prosperity; success: We wish you luck.3. One's personal fate or lot: It was just my luck to win a trip I couldn't take.intr.v. lucked, luck·ing, lucks Informal To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book.Idioms: as luck would have it As it turned out; as it happened: As luck would have it, it rained the day of the picnic. in luck Enjoying success; fortunate. out of luck Lacking good fortune. press/push (one's) luck To risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently. try (one's) luck To attempt something without knowing if one will be successful.

[Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc, short for gheluc; akin to Middle High German gelücke (source of modern German Glück, happiness, luck), and Middle Low German gelükke, luck, all perhaps from Old Low Fraconian *galukki : *ga-, prefix forming collective nouns of result + *-lukki, of unknown origin.]

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(lʌk) n1. events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune2. success or good fortune3. something considered to bring good luck4. down on one's luck having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships5. no such luck informal unfortunately not6. try one's luck to attempt something that is uncertain[C15: from Middle Dutch luc; related to Middle High German gelücke, late Old Norse lukka, lykka]

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(lʌk)
n. 1. the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping events or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably be too late. 2. good fortune; success: to have luck finding work. 3. some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend. v. Informal. 4. luck into or onto, to meet or acquire through accidental good fortune. 5. luck out, to have a run of good luck. Idioms: 1. down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances; unlucky. 2. in luck, lucky; fortunate. 3. out of luck, unlucky; unfortunate. [1400–50; luk < Low German luc, aphetic form of geluck, c. Middle Dutch ghelucke, Middle High German gelücke]

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hapless, happiness - Hapless means one is lacking hap, "good fortune, luck"; the words happy and happiness also have the root "hap."
happen - Fairly new to English, from hap, "chance, luck," which was borrowed from Old Norse happ.
fortune - Latin fors, "chance," formed fortuna, "that which fate brings along," hence fortune, "luck" or "good luck."
potluck - Comes from the practice of throwing leftovers in a pot—with luck determining how good the stew would taste.

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Luck is success that comes to you by accident rather than by your own efforts.

I had some wonderful luck.All he did was shake hands and wish me luck.

Luck is an uncountable noun. You do not talk about 'lucks' or 'a luck'.

luck

Past participle: lucked
Gerund: lucking

Imperative
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luck

Present
I luck
you luck
he/she/it lucks
we luck
you luck
they luck

Preterite
I lucked
you lucked
he/she/it lucked
we lucked
you lucked
they lucked

Present Continuous
I am lucking
you are lucking
he/she/it is lucking
we are lucking
you are lucking
they are lucking

Present Perfect
I have lucked
you have lucked
he/she/it has lucked
we have lucked
you have lucked
they have lucked

Past Continuous
I was lucking
you were lucking
he/she/it was lucking
we were lucking
you were lucking
they were lucking

Past Perfect
I had lucked
you had lucked
he/she/it had lucked
we had lucked
you had lucked
they had lucked

Future
I will luck
you will luck
he/she/it will luck
we will luck
you will luck
they will luck

Future Perfect
I will have lucked
you will have lucked
he/she/it will have lucked
we will have lucked
you will have lucked
they will have lucked

Future Continuous
I will be lucking
you will be lucking
he/she/it will be lucking
we will be lucking
you will be lucking
they will be lucking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lucking
you have been lucking
he/she/it has been lucking
we have been lucking
you have been lucking
they have been lucking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lucking
you will have been lucking
he/she/it will have been lucking
we will have been lucking
you will have been lucking
they will have been lucking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lucking
you had been lucking
he/she/it had been lucking
we had been lucking
you had been lucking
they had been lucking

Conditional
I would luck
you would luck
he/she/it would luck
we would luck
you would luck
they would luck

Past Conditional
I would have lucked
you would have lucked
he/she/it would have lucked
we would have lucked
you would have lucked
they would have lucked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	luck - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portioncondition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomesprovidence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creaturesbad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomesfailure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
	2.	luck - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"fortune, hazard, chancephenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoningmischance, mishap, bad luck - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"even chance, tossup, toss-up - an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"
	3.	luck - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"fortunephenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoningfluke, good fortune, good luck - a stroke of luck

luck

noun1. good fortune, success, advantage, prosperity, break (informal), stroke of luck, blessing, windfall, good luck, fluke, godsend, serendipity I knew I needed a bit of luck to win.2. fortune, lot, stars, chance, accident, fate, hazard, destiny, hap (archaic), twist of fate, fortuity The goal owed more to luck than good planning.in luck fortunate, successful, favoured, prosperous, rosy, well-off, on a roll, sitting pretty (informal), jammy (Brit. slang) You're in luck; the doctor's still in.out of luck unfortunate, cursed, unlucky, unsuccessful, luckless If you want money, you're out of luck.Quotations
"The more I practise the luckier I get" [Gary Player]Proverbs
"You win some, you lose some"

luck

noun1. The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events:chance, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, hap, hazard.2. Success attained as a result of chance:fortunateness, fortune, luckiness.Idiom: good fortune.

Translations

运气好运

luck

(lak) noun1. the state of happening by chance. Whether you win or not is just luck – there's no skill involved.运气2. something good which happens by chance. She has all the luck!好运ˈluckless adjective unfortunate. luckless children.不幸的ˈlucky adjective1. having good luck. He was very lucky to escape alive.幸运的2. bringing good luck. a lucky number; a lucky charm.吉利ˈluckily adverb幸运地ˈluckiness noun幸运lucky dip a form of amusement at a fair etc in which prizes are drawn from a container without the taker seeing what he is getting. 摸彩袋bad luck! an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky. 真倒霉！good luck! an expression of encouragement made to someone who is about to take part in a competition, sit an exam etc. She wished him good luck.祝你顺利！worse luck! most unfortunately!. He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!更不幸地

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See:

a hard-luck story
a run of (good) luck
a run of bad luck
a streak of (good) luck
a streak of bad luck
a stroke of luck
and one (more) for luck
any luck
any luck?
as chance/luck would have it
as luck may have it
as luck would have it
bad luck
be down on (one's) luck
be down on your luck
be in luck
be pot luck
beginner's luck
best of luck
better luck next time
blind luck
devil's children have the devil's luck
Diligence is the mother of good luck
do something for luck
down on (one's) luck
down on one's luck
down on your luck
for luck
good luck
good luck to (someone)
good luck to somebody
good luck with (something)
Good luck!
hard luck
hard luck/lines
have (one's) luck run out
have luck run out
have more luck than sense
have the devil's own luck
have the luck of the devil
in luck
just (one's) luck
just my luck
just my, his, etc. luck
Lady Luck
leave (something) to luck
lots of luck
Lots of luck!
luck in
luck into
luck into (something)
luck of the devil
luck of the devil/draw/Irish
luck of the draw
luck of the Irish
luck out
luck out of
luck out of (something)
lucky dog
lucky streak
make (one's) own luck
make your own luck
more by luck than judgment
No such luck
out of luck
pot luck
press (one's) luck
pure luck
push (one's) luck
push luck
push one's luck
push your luck
ride (one's) luck
ride your luck
rotten luck
run of luck
some people have all the luck
streak of bad luck
streak of good luck
stroke of luck
take pot luck
the best of British (luck)
the best of luck
the devil's children have the devil's luck
the devil's own luck
the luck of the devil
the luck of the draw
the luck of the Irish
tough break
tough luck
tough/bad luck
try (one's) luck
try luck
try one's hand
try your luck
with any luck
worse luck
your luck is in
your luck's in
you're in luck

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noun good fortune

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noun fortune

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phrase in luck

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phrase out of luck

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noun the quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events

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noun success attained as a result of chance

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noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

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noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

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noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

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