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luckily

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++luck·i·ly /ˈlʌkəli/ ●●○ S3 adverb  LUCKY[sentence adverb] used to say that it is good that something happened or was done because if it had not, the situation would be unpleasant or difficult 幸运地,幸好 SYN fortunately Luckily the museum was not damaged by the earthquake. 幸好,博物馆没有在地震中遭到破坏。luckily for somebody Luckily for them, he braked in time. 他们很走运,他及时刹车了。
Examples from the Corpus
luckilyMy captor found no reply to this, but luckily a Monster Fish Maiden spoke up for him.And luckily for me, it's worked out.I most luckily found a room in West Hampstead.Luckily, no one was injured in the accident.Then, luckily, the jukebox was turned off and the live music started.Shakur has charisma, and, luckily, the less thankless role: at least his character has a vestige of scruples.They were the ugly Stones to the Osmonds' beautiful Beatles and, luckily, ugly was in.They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself.
luck·i·ly adverbChineseSyllable
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luckily
luckily S3 /ˈlʌkəli, ˈlʌkɪli/ adverb
 Word Family: adjective: luckyunlucky, luckless; noun: luck; adverb: luckilyunluckily
[sentence adverb] used to say that it is good that something happened or was done because if it had not, the situation would be unpleasant or difficult
   SYN  fortunately:
    Luckily the museum was not damaged by the earthquake.
    luckily for somebody
    Luckily for them, he braked in time.