fluke
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fluke /fluːk/ noun [countable] informal CHANCE/BY CHANCEsomething good that happens because of luck 侥幸，偶然，意外 He agreed that the second goal was a fluke. 他也认为第二个进球实属侥幸。 —fluky, flukey adjective a fluky win 侥幸获胜
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fluke• Unconsciously we feel it was a fluke and we are afraid of being found out.• I'll have to win more than once, otherwise people will think it was a fluke.• This was a fluke, a one-time loophole that has been plugged.• But there was no fluke, and no mistake, about what happened here Sunday.• By some terrific fluke Richard came face to face with his future at the precise time he most needed to see it.Origin fluke (1800-1900) Origin unknown. fluke nounChinese
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fluke /fluːk/
noun [countable] informal
He agreed that the second goal was a fluke.
—fluky, flukey adjective:
a fluky win
▪ luck noun [uncountable] when good or bad things happen to people by chance: The game involves an element of luck as well as skill.
▪chance noun [uncountable] the way that some things happen without being planned or caused by people: I met her by chance on a plane to Tokyo. | Like all top athletes, he leaves nothing to chance, and trains harder than anybody.
▪fortune noun [uncountable] luck and the effect it has on your life: I had the good fortune to work with some great people. | The tour was dogged by ill fortune (=it had a lot of bad luck) from the start. | Fortune has shone on the team so far this season (=they have been lucky).
▪fate noun [uncountable] a power that some people believe controls what happens to people and which cannot be changed or stopped: Fate dealt him a cruel blow with the death of his wife at the age of 32. | It must have been fate that brought them together, and fate that tore them apart. | We can’t just leave it to fate.
▪providence noun [uncountable] a power which some people believe controls what happens in our lives and protects us: Do you believe in divine providence (=God’s power to make things happen)? | Her life was mapped out for her by providence.
▪fluke noun [countable usually singular] informal something good that happens because of luck: Their second goal was a fluke. | They won by a fluke.
fluke /fluːk/
noun [countable] informal Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Origin unknown.
something good that happens because of luck:Origin: Origin unknown.
—fluky, flukey adjective:
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