luck ♦︎ chance ♦︎ coincidence ♦︎ accident ♦︎ fortune ♦︎ fate ♦︎ destiny ♦︎ providenceThese are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.这些词均表示机遇、命运、运气。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆by ...luck / chance / coincidence / accident◆It's no coincidence / accident that...◆pure / sheer luck / chance / coincidence / accident◆good / bad / ill luck / fortune◆a / an happy / unfortunate / strange chance / coincidence / accident◆to bring sb good / bad luck / fortune◆to have the ... luck / fortune to do sth◆to leave sth to chance / fate / providence◆to believe in luck / coincidences / fate / destiny / providence◆to tempt fate / providence◆sb's luck / fortune changes / turns◆fate / providence decides / decrees...◆a stroke of luck / fortune / fate■luck [uncountable] the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people机遇；命运；运气◆The best of luck with your exams.祝你考试成功！◆Bad luck, Helen, you played very well.海伦，你表现得很出色，只是运气欠佳。◆Never mind－better luck next time.没关系，祝你下次好运。◆It was his hard luck that he wasn't chosen.他未被选中，真不走运。◆ (BrE) It's hard luck on him that he wasn't chosen.他未被选中，真不走运。◆Just my luck to arrive after they had left(= used to show you are not surprised sth bad has happened to you, because you are not often lucky).我总是这样倒霉，他们离开后我才赶到。 see also lucky ⇨ timely■chance [uncountable, singular] the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand偶然；碰巧；意外◆We met by chance at the airport.我们碰巧在机场相遇。◆Chess is not a game of chance.国际象棋不是靠运气取胜的。◆We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance.我们要非常周密地筹划这一切，确保万无一失。◆By a happy chance he bumped into an old friend on the plane.他在飞机上开心地巧遇一个老朋友。■coincidence / /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmEkoʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ [countable, uncountable] the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way（令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事◆They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串不可思议的巧合而相见了。◆It's not a coincidence that none of the directors is a woman.董事中没有一位女性，这并非偶然。◆It was pure coincidence that they were both in Paris on the same day.他们俩同一天都在巴黎，纯属巧合。▸coincidental
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◆I suppose your presence here today is not entirely coincidental.我认为你今天来这里不完全是碰巧。▸coincidentally
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◆Coincidentally, they had both studied in Paris.碰巧的是，他们俩都曾在巴黎求学。■accident [countable, uncountable] something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance意外；偶然的事◆It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in the profession.这个行业中最重要的工作大多由男人担任绝非偶然。◆an accident of birth / fate / history(= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)出生／命运／历史的偶然性◆It happened, whether by accident or design(= by accident or on purpose), that Steve and I were the last two people to leave.不知是巧合还是有意安排，我和史蒂夫两个人是最后离开的。▸accidental
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◆I didn't think our meeting was accidental－he must have known I would be there.我认为我和他相遇不是偶然的－他肯定早就知道我会在那里。■fortune [uncountable] (ratherformal) luck or chance, especially in the way it affects people's lives（尤指影响人生的）机会，运气◆I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.我有幸与一些出色的主管人员共事。◆The team had a dramatic reversal of fortune in the second half.下半场球队的命运发生了戏剧性的逆转。 see also fortunate ⇨ timely■fate [uncountable, singular] the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed命运；天数；定数；天意◆Fate was kind to me that day.那天我受到命运的眷顾。◆By a strange twist of fate, Andy and I were on the same plane.由于命运的奇特安排，我和安迪乘坐了同一架飞机。◆She felt it would be tempting fate(= being too confident in a way that might bring her good luck to an end) to try the difficult climb a second time.她觉得再次尝试这种高难度的攀岩就如同玩儿命了。◆He believed that the universe was controlled by the whims of a cruel fate.他相信宇宙是由变幻莫测而残酷的宿命主宰的。■destiny /ˈdestəni/ / [uncountable] the power that is believed to control events主宰事物的力量；命运之神◆I believe there's some force guiding us－call it God, destiny or fate.我相信有某种力量在引导着我们－称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，或是命运也罢。◆She was spurred on by a strong sense of destiny.一种强烈的使命感激励着她。 see also destined ⇨ certain■providence ( Providence) /ˈprɒvɪdəns; NAmEˈprɑːvɪdəns/ [uncountable] (formal) God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us上帝；苍天；天佑◆He trusted in divine providence.他相信上苍。◆She believed her suffering was sent by providence.她相信她的苦难是上天安排的。NOTE辨析 Fate, destiny or providence?Providence is usually seen as being kind: even when it sends suffering, this is accepted as being part of God's plan. Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things. * providence通常被看作是善意的安排，即使苦难降临也是天意。fate可以是善意的，但那只是意外的恩赐；同样，fate又常是残酷的，会使人感到无能为力。destiny更多给人以力量的感觉。a strong sense of destiny指强烈的使命感，有使命感的人认为自己注定出人头地或成就伟业。
lucky
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lucky ♦︎ fortunate ♦︎ in luckThese words all describe people who have good things happen to them by chance.这些词均表示有好运的、运气好的、幸运的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be lucky / fortunate that...◆to be lucky / fortunate to do sth◆to feel / consider yourself / count yourself / think yourself lucky / fortunate◆very / really / extremely / quite lucky / fortunate■lucky (especiallyspoken) having good things happen to you by chance有好运的；运气好的；幸运的◆His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.他的朋友丧了命，他知道自己能活下来真是幸运。◆You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.你幸好及时发现了险情。◆Mark is one of the lucky ones－he at least has somewhere to sleep.马克还算幸运，他至少还有地方睡觉。ⓘ People often use lucky to describe sb who has escaped or avoided a dangerous or unpleasant situation. * lucky常用来描述躲过危险或避过困境。OPPunlucky ⇨ unfortunate1▸luckily
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◆Luckily for us the train was late.我们真凑巧，火车晚点了。■fortunate (ratherformal) lucky有好运的；运气好的；幸运的◆I was fortunate in having a good teacher.我很幸运能有一位好老师。◆Remember those less fortunate than yourselves.要记住那些不如你们幸运的人。ⓘ Less fortunate is often used to talk about people who have less money or less comfortable lives than others. * less fortunate常指那些生活不如别人宽裕的人。OPPunfortunate ⇨ unfortunate1▸fortunately
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◆I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn't started.我迟到了，不过幸好会议还没有开始。■in ˈluck
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lucky有好运；运气好；幸运◆You're in luck－there's one ticket left.你运气不错－还剩一张票。ⓘ You can say that sb is in luck when they manage to get exactly what they want or need, especially when that thing is the last one available. * in luck指顺利得到自己想要或所需之物，尤其在仅剩最后一件的情况下。OPPout of luck ⇨ unfortunate1