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lucky adj.
⇨ lucky (lucky to be alive) ⇨ timely (It was lucky for me that…) lucky adjective 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 (especially spoken) 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。 OPP unlucky ⇨ unfortunate 1 ▸ luckily adverb ◆Luckily for us the train was late.我们真凑巧，火车晚点了。■ fortunate (rather formal) 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。 OPP unfortunate ⇨ unfortunate 1 ▸ fortunately adverb ◆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 phrase 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。 OPP out of luck ⇨ unfortunate 1 timely adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ promising 另见promising条timely ♦︎ lucky ♦︎ happy ♦︎ fortunateThese words all describe sth that happens at the right time. 这些词均表示及时的、适时的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be timely / lucky / fortunate for sb / sth◆to be timely / lucky / fortunate that...◆a lucky / happy / fortunate coincidence / chance◆in a happy / fortunate position◆a lucky / fortunate escape◆very timely / lucky / happy / fortunate◆extremely / particularly timely / lucky / fortunate■ timely / /ˈtaɪmli/ / [usually before noun] happening at exactly the right time 及时的；适时的◆A nasty incident was prevented by the timely arrival of the police.警察的及时到来阻止了一起严重事故。◆This has been a timely reminder to us all.对我们大家来说这个提醒非常及时。■ lucky happening as the result of good luck 好运带来的◆It was lucky for us that he didn't see us.他没有看到我们是我们运气好。◆That was the luckiest escape of my life.那次逃脱是我一生中最大的幸运。◆I didn't know he was there－it was just a lucky guess.我不知道他在那里，只是侥幸猜中的。OPP unlucky ⇨ unfortunate 1 see also luck ⇨ luck ▸ luckily adverb ◆We were late, but luckily for us that plane had been delayed.我们迟到了，但幸运的是飞机延误了。■ happy [only before noun] happening, usually by chance, at exactly the right time, or in the way that you want or like 碰巧同时发生的；如愿以偿地发生的◆By a happy coincidence, John was in London at that time too.碰巧运气好，约翰恰好那时也在伦敦。◆He is now in the happy position of never having to worry about money.他现在真幸福，不必为金钱问题操心了。■ fortunate /ˈfɔːtʃənət; NAmE ˈfɔːrtʃənət/ (rather formal) bringing an advantage, an opportunity or a piece of good luck 幸运的；交好运的◆It was fortunate for us that the guard was looking the other way.我们交了好运，守卫当时在看别处。◆He was in a relatively fortunate position as far as work was concerned.就工作而言，他在一个比较幸运的岗位。OPP unfortunate ⇨ unfortunate 2 see also fortune ⇨ luck ▸ fortunately adverb ◆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。 |