| 单词 | lucky |
| 释义 | lucky I. 1. < lucky enough to get quarters in the town's most imposing edifice — Marquis James > < lucky in having a lingo that hadn't yet settled into a literary language — Harold Rosenberg > < those who are poorer, weaker, less lucky than oneself — J.C.Powys > 2. < a lucky sudden combination of chance mutations — Theodosius Dobzhansky > < regard a book-club choice as a lucky accident — John Baker > < a lucky hour > 3. < considered a lucky dish to eat — American Guide Series: Louisiana > < lucky coin > < lucky star > 4. chiefly Scotland Synonyms: < the lucky winner of a grand prize in a lottery > < a lucky turn of the cards > < the lucky day on which one wins a prize > < a lucky ten dollars found in the rubbish heap > fortunate, often interchangeable with but occurring less in speech than lucky, often implies less a positive luck than an encouraging absence of common, pervasive mischance or the unexpected presence of extremely favorable circumstances, sometimes even suggesting the active intervention of a higher power < a fortunate turn of the cards > < a business fortunate in its location > < the fortunate day on which he made a good marriage > < the fortunate winner of a scholarship > happy, in this connection, can signify being or bringing good fortune and a consequent joy < the happy faculty of learning from experience > < the happy results of hard work > < a happy choice of employees > providential, often interchangeable with lucky or fortunate, more often implies a good fortune resulting from the help or interference of providence < it was certainly most providential that I looked up at that instant, as the monster would probably, in less than a minute, have seized and dragged me into the river — William Bartram > < a providential investment bringing good returns when most needed > II. Scotland < it's lucky long > III. 1. a. b. 2. slang Britain IV. or luck·ie Scotland |
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