luck

英 [lʌk] 美[lʌk]
  • n. 运气;幸运;带来好运的东西
  • vi. 靠运气,走运;凑巧碰上
  • n. (Luck)人名;(德、瑞典)卢克;(英)勒克;(法)吕克

CET4TEM4考研CET6中频词核心词汇

中文词源


luck 运气

词源不详,原指赌博中的财运。

英英释意


1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
"whatever my fortune may be"
"deserved a better fate"
"has a happy lot"
"the luck of the Irish"
"a victim of circumstances"
"success that was her portion"
2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;
"bad luck caused his downfall"
"we ran into each other by pure chance"
3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome;
"it was my good luck to be there"
"they say luck is a lady"
"it was as if fortune guided his hand"

英文词源


luck
luck: [15] The antecedents of luck are not at all clear. Its likeliest source is Low German luk. This is clearly a close relative of modern Dutch geluk, whose prefix ge- is found also in Middle High German gelücke (source of modern German glück ‘good fortune, happiness’). But where the element lu(c)k came from is not known.
luck (n.)
late 15c. from early Middle Dutch luc, shortening of gheluc "happiness, good fortune," of unknown origin. It has cognates in Dutch geluk, Middle High German g(e)lücke, German Glück "fortune, good luck." Perhaps first borrowed in English as a gambling term. To be down on (one's) luck is from 1832; to be in luck is from 1900; to push (one's) luck is from 1911. Good luck as a salutation to one setting off to do something is from 1805. Expression better luck next time attested from 1802.
A gentleman was lately walking through St Giles's, where a levelling citizen attempting to pick his pocket of a handkerchief, which the gentleman caught in time, and secured, observing to the fellow, that he had missed his aim, the latter, with perfect sang-froid, answered, "better luck next time master."  [“Monthly Mirror,” London, 1802]
luck (v.)
by 1945, from luck (n.). To luck out "succeed through luck" is American English colloquial, attested by 1946; to luck into (something good) is from 1944. However, lukken was a verb in Middle English (mid-15c.) meaning "to happen, chance;" also, "happen fortunately."

同义词辨析


destiny, fate, lot, doom, luck, fortune

这些名词均有"命运,运气"之意。

destiny: 普通用词,侧重预先注定的命运,对未来命运的美好憧憬。

fate: 较庄严用词,多指不幸的命运,暗示不可避免,令人畏惧和人的意志无法改变,宿命论色彩较浓。

lot: 多指偶然的运气或终身遭受的不幸命运。

doom: 指最终的,常常是灾难性或毁灭性的命运,隐含不可避免的意味。

luck: 普通日常用词,指好的或坏的运气,尤多指好运气,有时也指成功或愉快的结局。

fortune: 普通用词,指由机会或运气来决定的一种命运,如暗示一种比fate好的运气或一种愉快的未来。

考试真题


Azar tried again and again, no luck.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

And it’s interesting that many of them mention the element of luck.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Have you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no luck?

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

I mean, what people regard as luck, you can actually create, to a degree.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

I think a lot of what people consider luck is attributed to how you respond to the opportunities that come your way.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Good luck! And thanks for coming in today.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Luck plays a vital role in Judy's survival.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

Luck stayed with them: Paris' heartbeat returned.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

With any luck, he'll turn a few more heads in the process.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

词组搭配


as luck would have it

used to indicate the fortuitousness of a situation

碰巧,真幸运

as luck would have it, his route took him very near where they lived.

碰巧他走的路线离他们的住所很近。

bad (或 tough, rotten) luck

(informal)used to express sympathy or commiserations

(非正式)倒霉

be in (或 out of) luck

be fortunate (or unfortunate)

运气好(或不好)

for luck

to bring good fortune

为了吉利;为了祈求好运

I wear this crystal under my costume for luck.

我贴身戴着块水晶,希望它能带给我好运。

good (或 the best of) luck

used to express wishes for success

祝好运

&B{good luck with} your studies!.

祝你学习进步!。

one's luck is in

one is fortunate

交好运

the luck of the draw

the outcome of chance rather than something one can control

偶然性,运气

quality of care depends largely on the luck of the draw.

照料的好坏在很大程度上取决于运气。

no such luck

(informal)used to express disappointment that something has not happened or is unlikely to happen

(非正式)无福消受

ride one's luck

let favourable events take their course without taking undue risks

(因不愿冒险而)放弃好机会

try one's luck

do something that involves risk or luck, hoping to succeed

碰运气

he thought he'd &B{try his luck at} farming in Canada.

他想碰碰运气去加拿大办农场。

with (any 或 a bit of) luck

expressing the hope that something will happen in the way described

如果一切顺利的话

with luck we should be there in time for breakfast.

如果一切顺利的话,我们可以到达那里赶上吃早餐。

worse luck

(informal)used to express regret about something

(非正式)不幸的是

I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.

不幸的是,我不得不去秘书学校。

in luck

Enjoying success; fortunate.

幸运的:享受成功的;幸运的

out of luck

Lacking good fortune.

运气不好

实用场景例句


With (any) luck , we'll be home before dark.
如果一切顺利的话,我们可在天黑前回到家。

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(British English) With a bit of luck , we'll finish on time.
如果我们运气好,就能够准时完成。

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So far I have had no luck with finding a job.
我找工作一直不走运。

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I could hardly believe my luck when he said yes.
听他说行,我几乎不敢相信自己会这么走运。

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It was a stroke of luck that we found you.
真巧我们找到了你。

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By sheer luck nobody was hurt in the explosion.
万幸的是,没有人在爆炸中受伤。

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We wish her luck in her new career.
我们祝愿她在新的事业中一帆风顺。

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You're in luck (= lucky) ─there's one ticket left.
你运气不错——还剩一张票。

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You're out of luck . She's not here.
真不巧,她不在。

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What a piece of luck!
运气真好!

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to have good/bad luck
运气好 / 坏

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‘Any luck? ’ ‘No, they're all too busy to help. ’
“运气怎么样?”“不怎么样,他们都没空帮忙。”

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As luck would have it, the train was late.
不巧火车晚点了。

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I knew I needed a bit of luck to win...
我知道自己要赢需要点运气。

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The Sri Lankans have been having no luck with the weather...
斯里兰卡人在天气方面运气一直很差。

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I had a lot of bad luck during the first half of this season...
上半赛季我一直走背运。

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Randall's illness was only bad luck.
兰德尔生病纯粹是时运不济。

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'Any luck?' — 'No.'
“成功了没?”——“没有。”

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Well, hard luck, mate.
唉,真不走运,哥儿们。

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Jean was extremely superstitious and believed the colour green brought bad luck.
琼十分迷信,她认为绿色不吉利。

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The luck of the draw meant the young lad had to face one of America's best players.
完全是运气使然,这位小伙子必须面对一位美国一流选手。

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He kissed her on the cheek. 'Best of luck!'
他吻了吻她的脸颊。“祝你好运!”

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You're in luck. The doctor's still in.
你真走运。医生还没走。

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It would be just his luck to miss the last boat.
他就这运气,误了最后一班船也毫不出奇。

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'What do you want, Roy? If it's money, you're out of luck.'
“你想要什么,罗伊?要钱的话,那你别指望了。”

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He must have been hoping for a relaxed time. No such luck.
他一定是一直想放松一段时间,可就是没这个命。

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I didn't dare push my luck too far and did not ask them to sign statements.
我不敢太过贪心不足,没有要他们签署声明。

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Rick seems to have had luck on his side during his 12-year acting career.
在12年的演艺生涯中,里克好像总有福星高照。

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She was going to try her luck at the Las Vegas casinos.
她打算去拉斯韦加斯的赌场碰碰运气。

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We'll have a long talk and a good cry and then with any luck we'll both feel better.
我们会一席长谈,大哭一场,但愿这样我们两个都会好过一点。

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