luck

Word family  noun luck adjective lucky ≠ unlucky luckless adverb luckily ≠ unluckily

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++luck1 /lʌk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable]  1  success 成功LUCKY (also good luck) good things that happen to you by chance 好运，幸运 You’re not having much luck today, are you? 你今天运气不太好，是不是？ He’s had good luck with his roses this year. 今年他种玫瑰的运气不错。 It was an incredible piece of luck. 真是令人难以置信的好运气。by luck It was only by luck that they managed to avoid hitting the rocks near the shore. 他们是侥幸才没有撞上岸边的岩石。2  bad luck the bad things that happen to someone by chance, not because of something they did 厄运，噩运 I’ve had nothing but bad luck since I moved to this town. 我搬到这个镇上以后就只有倒霉。3  chance 机会CHANCE/BY CHANCE when good or bad things happen to people by chance 运气 Roulette is a game of luck. 轮盘赌是个靠运气的游戏。4  with (any) luck/with a bit of luck spokenHOPE if things happen in the way that you want 要是走运的话 SYN hopefully With a bit of luck, you might get a flight tomorrow. 要是运气好的话，你可以搭上明天的航班。5  wish somebody (the best of) luck to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do 祝某人好运 She wished me luck in the exam, then left. 她祝我考试好运，然后就走了。6  good luck/best of luck spoken used to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do 祝好运5Good luck with the project.祝这个项目好运。n Good luck in this enormous project you are undertaking.7  good luck to somebody spokenUNIMPORTANT used to say that you do not mind what someone does because it does not affect you 祝某人好运〔用于表示不介意某人所做的事，因为不会影响到自己〕 I say, good luck to him. 我说，祝他好运。8  any luck?/no luck? spokenSUCCEED IN DOING something used to ask someone if they have succeeded in doing something 运气好吗？/运气不好吗？ ‘Oh, there you are. Any luck?’ ‘No, I didn’t catch a single fish.’ “噢，是你呀。运气怎么样？” “不好，我一条鱼都没有钓到。”9  be in luck LUCKYto be able to do or get something, especially when you did not expect to 〔尤指出乎意料地〕走运 You’re in luck – it’s stopped snowing. 你运气真好——雪停了。10  be out of luck to be prevented from getting or doing something by bad luck 不走运 The team were out of luck again at Scarborough on Saturday. 周六球队在斯卡伯勒一战再次不走运。11  do something for luck LUCKYto do something because you think it might bring you good luck 为带来好运而做某事，为求吉利而做某事 She crossed her fingers for luck. 她交叉手指祈求好运。12  just my luck spokenUNLUCKY used to say that you are not surprised something bad has happened to you, because you are usually unlucky 我总是不走运 I didn’t get to the phone in time. Just my luck! 我没来得及接那个电话，我就是不走运！13  no such luck spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say you are disappointed because something good that you hoped would happen did not happen 没这样的运气〔表示失望〕 ‘Have you got Sunday off?’ ‘No such luck.’ “你星期天休息吗？” “哪有这样的好事啊。”14. better luck next time SUCCEED IN DOING somethingused to say that you hope someone will be more successful the next time they try to do something 祝下次好运15  as luck would have it UNLUCKYused to say that something happened by chance 碰巧，幸而 As luck would have it, my best friend is the most wonderful cook in the world. 碰巧，我最要好的朋友就是世界上最棒的厨师。16  try/chance your luck HOPEto do something because you hope you will be successful, even though you know you may not be 碰碰运气 After the war my father went to Canada to try his luck at farming there. 战后，我父亲去加拿大经营农场试试运气。17  be down on your luck POORto have no money because you have had a lot of bad luck over a long period of time 〔因不走运而〕穷困潦倒 When someone is down on their luck, friends are very difficult to find. 一个人穷困潦倒的时候很难找到朋友。18. the luck of the draw CHANCE/BY CHANCEthe result of chance rather than something you can control 碰运气的事19. some people have all the luck spokenLUCKYJEALOUS used to say that you wish you had what someone else has 有些人就是运气好20. bad/hard/tough luck British English spokenSYMPATHIZE used to express sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to someone 真不幸〔用于表示同情〕 → tough luck at tough1(7)21  with/knowing somebody’s luck spoken used to say that you expect something bad to happen to someone because bad things often do happen to them 就凭某人的运气，知道某人的运气〔用于表示料想某人身上会有坏事发生，因为此人经常不走运〕 With my luck, I’d lose if I backed the only horse in a one horse race. 我这运气，就算只有一匹马参赛，我把赌注押在它身上也会输掉。22  worse luck British English spokenPITY/IT'S A PITY unfortunately 真倒霉，遗憾 ‘Would your boyfriend like a drink?’ ‘He’s not my boyfriend, worse luck!’ “你男朋友要喝一杯吗？” “可惜他不是我男朋友！”23  luck is on somebody’s side LUCKYif luck is on someone’s side, things go well for them 某人走运[交好运] Luck was on my side; all the traffic lights were green. 我很走运，一路全是绿灯。24. (one) for luck spokenADD used when you take, add, or do something for no particular reason, or in order to say that you hope good things happen 祈求好运；但愿运气好 → hard-luck story, → push your luck at push1(12) COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1,2, & 3adjectivesgood luck 好运These birds are said to bring good luck. 据说这些鸟能带来好运。bad luck 噩运His bad luck continued. 他的噩运还没完。sheer/pure luck (=chance, and not skill or effort) 全凭运气She managed to catch hold of the rope by sheer luck. 她能抓住绳子纯属侥幸。dumb luck American English (=sheer good luck, not influenced by anything you did) 碰巧的运气nSometimes I think my success was really just dumb luck.beginner’s luck (=good luck that happens when you first try something) 新手的运气nHe’d hit the center of the target. ‘Beginner’s luck, I guess, ’ he said.verbshave good/bad luck 交好运/走背运I’ve had a bit of bad luck. 我有点走背运。have more/less luck 有更多的运气/缺少点运气I hope you have more luck in the next competition. 希望你在下一场比赛中运气更好。have no luck (also not have much/any luck) (=not be lucky or successful) 没有运气I’d been looking for a job for weeks, but had had no luck. 我找工作好几周了，却一点也不走运。can’t believe your luck 不敢相信自己的运气I couldn’t believe my luck as my number was called out! 我的号码竟被叫到了，简直不敢相信我这么走运！nhave the (good/bad) luck to do somethingHe had the good luck to meet a man who could help him.somebody’s luck holds (=they continue having good luck) 某人连交好运nOur luck held, and the weather remained fine.somebody’s luck runs out (=they stop having good luck) 某人的好运到头了nFinally my luck ran out and they caught me.bring somebody (good/bad) luck 给某人带来（好/坏）运气nHe always carried the stone in his pocket; he reckoned it brought him luck.phrasesa piece/stroke of luck (=something good that happens by chance) 好运，碰巧What a piece of luck that he arrived when he did! 他恰好赶到，真够运气的！a run of good/bad luck (=a series of good or bad things) 好运/噩运连连The team has had a run of bad luck lately, losing their last five games. 近来该队噩运不断，已经连败五场。a matter of luck (=something that depends on chance) 运气问题Winning is a matter of luck. 获胜是运气问题。an element of luck (=an amount of luck that is involved in something) 一点好运There is always an element of luck when hiring someone for a job. 录用员工时总是有点运气的成分。n THESAURUSluck noun [uncountable] when good or bad things happen to people by chanceThe 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 peopleI 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 lifeI 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 stoppedFate 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 usDo 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 luckTheir second goal was a fluke.They won by a fluke.

Examples from the Corpus

luck• Did you have any luck with the job application?• With any luck we should reach the coast before it gets dark.• None the less, Williams has had his share of bad luck and trouble.• People milled past, skirting me as though I were bad luck.• It may still avoid one, by luck or by a decisive further tightening now.• I found the place purely by luck.• "Please let it be him, '' said Sara, keeping her fingers crossed for luck.• In the meantime, good luck, Raul.• The company knew that their run of good luck would not last forever.• If his luck held, no one would notice he had escaped for at least two hours.• If luck was on our side, the garage would have delivered our car by now.• Mr Li could with a little luck look forward to another 20 years of political life.• You're not having much luck today, are you?• I had the feeling my luck had changed for the better.• For once, my luck was holding well.• Dice is a game of luck.• You never know who you'll get as a roommate. It's just a matter of luck.• You'll need plenty of luck if you're hoping to succeed in the music business.• I got the right answer, but it was sheer luck.• This time, luck seemed to be with me.luck2 verb  1 luck out phrasal verb American English informalLUCKY to be lucky 走运，运气好 Yeah, we really lucked out and got a parking space right in front. 是啊，我们真走运，正好在前面有一个停车位。→ See Verb tableOrigin luck1 (1400-1500) Middle Dutch luk

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luck¹ S2 W3 /lʌk/ noun [uncountable]1.  SUCCESS (also good luck) good things that happen to you by chance:
    You’re not having much luck today, are you?
    He’s had good luck with his roses this year.
    It was an incredible piece of luck.
    by luck
    It was only by luck that they managed to avoid hitting the rocks near the shore.
2. bad luck the bad things that happen to someone by chance, not because of something they did:
    I’ve had nothing but bad luck since I moved to this town.
3.  CHANCE when good or bad things happen to people by chance:
    Roulette is a game of luck.
4. with (any) luck/with a bit of luck spoken if things happen in the way that you want
   SYN  hopefully:
    With a bit of luck, you might get a flight tomorrow.
5. wish somebody (the best of) luck to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do:
    She wished me luck in the exam, then left.
6. good luck/best of luck spoken used to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do:
    Good luck in this enormous project you are undertaking.
7. good luck to somebody spoken used to say that you do not mind what someone does because it does not affect you:
    I say, good luck to him.
8. any luck?/no luck? spoken used to ask someone if they have succeeded in doing something:
    ‘Oh, there you are. Any luck?’ ‘No, I didn’t catch a single fish.’
9. be in luck to be able to do or get something, especially when you did not expect to:
    You’re in luck – it’s stopped snowing.
10. be out of luck to be prevented from getting or doing something by bad luck:
    The team were out of luck again at Scarborough on Saturday.
11. do something for luck to do something because you think it might bring you good luck:
    She crossed her fingers for luck.
12. just my luck spoken used to say that you are not surprised something bad has happened to you, because you are usually unlucky:
    I didn’t get to the phone in time. Just my luck!
13. no such luck spoken used to say you are disappointed because something good that you hoped would happen did not happen:
    ‘Have you Sunday off?’ ‘No such luck.’
14. better luck next time used to say that you hope someone will be more successful the next time they try to do something
15. as luck would have it used to say that something happened by chance:
    As luck would have it, my best friend is the most wonderful cook in the world.
16. try/chance your luck to do something because you hope you will be successful, even though you know you may not be:
    After the war my father went to Canada to try his luck at farming there.
17. be down on your luck to have no money because you have had a lot of bad luck over a long period of time:
    When someone is down on their luck, friends are very difficult to find.
18. the luck of the draw the result of chance rather than something you can control
19. some people have all the luck spoken used to say that you wish you had what someone else has
20. bad/hard/tough luck especially spoken British English used to express sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to someone ⇨ tough luck at tough¹(7)
21. with/knowing sb’s luck spoken used to say that you expect something bad to happen to someone because bad things often do happen to them:
    With my luck, I’d lose if I backed the only horse in a one horse race.
22. worse luck British English spoken unfortunately:
    ‘Would your boyfriend like a drink?’ ‘He’s not my boyfriend, worse luck!’
23. luck is on sb’s side if luck is on someone’s side, things go well for them:
    Luck was on my side; all the traffic lights were green.
24. (one) for luck spoken used when you take, add, or do something for no particular reason, or in order to say that you hope good things happen
⇨ hard-luck story, ⇨ push your luck at push¹(12)
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1, 2, & 3)

■ adjectives
   ▪ good luck These birds are said to bring good luck.
   ▪ bad luck His bad luck continued.
   ▪ sheer/pure luck (=chance, and not skill or effort) She managed to catch hold of the rope by sheer luck.
   ▪ dumb luck American English (=sheer good luck, not influenced by anything you did) Sometimes I think my success was really just dumb luck.
   ▪ beginner’s luck (=good luck that happens when you first try something) He’d hit the center of the target. ‘Beginner’s luck, I guess,’ he said.
■ verbs
   ▪ have good/bad luck I’ve had a bit of bad luck.
   ▪ have more/less luck I hope you have more luck in the next competition.
   ▪ have no luck (also not have much/any luck) (=not be lucky or successful) I’d been looking for a job for weeks, but had had no luck.
   ▪ can’t believe your luck I couldn’t believe my luck as my number was called out!
   ▪ have the (good/bad) luck to do something He had the good luck to meet a man who could help him.
   ▪ sb’s luck holds (=they continue having good luck) Our luck held, and the weather remained fine.
   ▪ sb’s luck runs out (=they stop having good luck) Finally my luck ran out and they caught me.
   ▪ bring somebody (good/bad) luck He always carried the stone in his pocket; he reckoned it brought him luck.
■ phrases
   ▪ a piece/stroke of luck (=something good that happens by chance) What a piece of luck that he arrived when he did!
   ▪ a run of good/bad luck (=a series of good or bad things) The team has had a run of bad luck lately, losing their last five games.
   ▪ a matter of luck (=something that depends on chance) Winning is a matter of luck.
   ▪ an element of luck (=an amount of luck that is involved in something) There is always an element of luck when hiring someone for a job.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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.

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luck² verb
     
luck out phrasal verb
  American English informal to be lucky:
    Yeah, we really lucked out and got a parking space right in front.