miraculous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mi·rac·u·lous /mɪˈrækjələs/ adjective 1 LUCKYvery good, completely unexpected, and often very lucky 不可思议的；神奇的；非凡的 She made a miraculous recovery from her injuries. 她受伤后奇迹般地康复了。 They had a miraculous escape when their car plunged into a river. 他们的车冲入河里，而他们却奇迹般地逃生了。► see thesaurus at lucky2 a miraculous action or event is believed to be caused by God, and is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature 神奇的；神迹的；超自然的 miraculous powers of healing 神奇的愈合能力 —miraculously adverb Miraculously, no one was killed. 不可思议的是无人丧生。
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miraculous• Try to live as though every moment is miraculous.• In Love again, the new beloved was perfect and miraculous.• It is nothing short of miraculous.• A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.• After 100 miraculous kilometres we met the other bus returning to Francistown.• For centuries after his death, the insane were dipped in the waters of his fountains, where many made miraculous recoveries.• The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.• Water is a miraculous substance remover; it will remove probably 85 percent of all stains.• The emergency services said it was miraculous that no-one was seriously injured.• It was a supernatural, miraculous thing, like the haloes of the saints...• Pat managed to get 147 tapes and 100 books plus lots of magazines through customs in a miraculous way.mi·rac·u·lous adjectiveChineseSyllable
lucky Corpus good, very often unexpected, very and completely
miraculous
mi‧rac‧u‧lous /mɪˈrækjələs, mɪˈrækjʊləs/
adjective
1. very good, completely unexpected, and often very lucky:
She made a miraculous recovery from her injuries.
They had a miraculous escape when their car plunged into a river.
2. a miraculous action or event is believed to be caused by God, and is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature:
miraculous powers of healing
—miraculously adverb:
Miraculously, no one was killed.
▪ lucky happening because of good luck, or bringing you good luck: a lucky guess | Seven is considered a lucky number. | It’s lucky that I’ve got some spare keys. | Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game. | ‘How did you know he’d be there?’ ‘It was a lucky guess.’
▪fortunate happening because of good luck. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: It was extremely fortunate that there was no one in the building when the bomb went off. | I’m in the fortunate position of doing a job I love. | Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.
▪it’s a good thing (that) (also it’s a good job (that) British English) spoken used when saying that there would have been problems if something had not happened: It’s a good thing that you brought an umbrella with you. | It’s a good job I’m here to help.
▪miraculous extremely lucky in a way that is almost unbelievable: A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned. | The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery. | It was miraculous that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
▪fortuitous /fɔːˈtjuːətəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-, fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-/ formal happening because of good luck: a fortuitous decision | a fortuitous coincidence | It was fortuitous that no one else was hurt.
▪a fluke /fluːk/ informal something that happens by chance, not because of skill or good judgement: The goal was a fluke. | By a fluke , he managed to get the question right.
▪be in the right place at the right time used when saying that someone is lucky and the situation is right for them: Making money from buying property is easy – you just have to be in the right place at the right time.
mi‧rac‧u‧lous /mɪˈrækjələs, mɪˈrækjʊləs/
adjective1. very good, completely unexpected, and often very lucky:
2. a miraculous action or event is believed to be caused by God, and is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature:
—miraculously adverb:
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