lucky
['lʌk.i] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■having good things happen to you by chance 幸运的，走运的，运气好的•"I'm going on holiday." "Lucky you!"“我要去渡假了。”“你运气真好！” •The lucky winner will be able to choose from three different holidays.幸运的获胜者可以从三种不同的假日方案中选择一种。 •[+ to infinitive] They're lucky to have such a nice office to work in.他们能在这么好的办公室里工作真走运。 •He's lucky that he wasn't fired.他很幸运，没有被解雇。 •It sounds as if you had a lucky escape (= by good chance you were able to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant).听起来好像你是侥幸逃脱啊。 •We'll be lucky if we get there by midnight at this rate (= We might get there by midnight or it might be later).按照这样的速度，我们能在午夜前到达就算幸运了。
['lʌk.i] adjective
get lucky informal
■to meet someone you can have a sexual or romantic relationship with 遇到意中人，交桃花运•Why don't you come to the party? You never know, you might get lucky.你为甚么不来参加派对？你怎知你不会交桃花运呢。
['lʌk.i] adjective
You 'll be lucky! (also You should be so lucky!) UK informal
■said in order to tell someone that it is very unlikely that they will get what they want （用于告诉某人其几乎不可能如愿）但愿你走运！•"She's going to ask for a salary increase." "She'll be lucky!"“她打算要求加薪。”“但愿她走运吧！” |