UNLUCKY1 when someone is unlucky in a particular situation or at a particular time2 when someone is always unlucky3 an unlucky situation or event4 something that is believed to give you bad luck5 bad luckRELATED WORDSoppositeLUCKYsee alsoUNFORTUNATELY1 when someone is unlucky in a particular situation or at a particular time 某人在某个情况下或某个时候运气不好unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/ [adjective not before noun] ‘Were you disappointed with the team's performance?’ ‘No, not really, I think we were just unlucky.’ “你对球队的表现失望吗？”“不，我认为我们只是运气不佳罢了。”be unlucky (enough) to do something The victims were simply unlucky enough to have been in the restaurant when the gunmen started shooting. 持枪男子开枪时，那些受害者正好在那家餐厅里，真够倒霉。unlucky with We were unlucky with the weather. It rained almost every day we were on the island. 我们真不走运，我们在岛上的那些天几乎天天下雨。unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔːʳtʃənɪt, ʌnˈfɔːʳtʃənət/ [adjective]having bad luck that you do not deserve, especially when this has a serious effect on your life, health etc 不幸的〔尤指严重地影响你的生活、健康等〕 Some of the unfortunate victims were trapped inside the building for over 12 hours. 一些不幸的受害者被困在大楼里12小时。be unfortunate (enough) to do something He was unfortunate enough to lose his job just after his wife had a baby. 他时运真够不济，妻子刚生完孩子他就失业了。have the misfortune to do something/have the misfortune of doing something /hæv ðə mɪsˌfɔːʳtʃən tə ˈduː something, hæv ðə mɪsˌfɔːʳtʃən əv ˈduːɪŋ something/ [verb phrase not in progressive]formalto be unlucky on a particular occasion, especially when this results in something very unpleasant happening to you 【正式】不幸碰到某事〔尤指因而产生令自己不愉快的结果〕 Bowman had the misfortune of being sent to the area where there was heavy fighting. 鲍曼不幸被派遣到战事酣热的地区。 Women who have the misfortune to be involved with violent men often think it's their own fault. 女人不幸碰上凶暴的男人一般都认为是她们自己的过错。have bad luck /hæv ˌbæd ˈlʌk/ [verb phrase]to be unlucky, especially in a way that affects one particular part of your life 运气不好〔尤指影响你生活的某一部分〕 Why do we always have such bad luck when it comes to hiring suitable workers? 每次我们想聘用合适的工人时为什么总是这么不走运？have bad luck with Our kids have had very bad luck with their teachers recently. 最近我们的孩子总被老师批评。have the bad luck to do something He had the bad luck to upset the boss's wife at the party. 他运气不好，在聚会上得罪了老板的夫人。be out of luck /biː ˌaʊt əv ˈlʌk/ [verb phrase]to be prevented by bad luck from doing something that you want to do, for example going somewhere, buying something, or seeing someone 运气不好〔做不成某事〕 I'm afraid you're out of luck. The director has already left for the day. 恐怕你运气不好，董事长今天已经走了。 It looks like we're out of luck - all the hotels are full. 看来我们不走运一所有的旅馆都客满了。a run of bad luck /ə ˌrʌn əv ˌbæd ˈlʌk/ [noun phrase]a period of time during which a lot of bad things happen to you one after the other 一段倒霉的日子 Mimi's had a terrible run of bad luck this year, what with the car accident and her boyfriend leaving her. 米咪今年诸事不顺，既遇车祸，又被男友抛弃。 Despite the Giant's current run of bad luck, fans are still showing up for the games. 尽管巨人队最近连连不顺，其支持者仍然到场助阵。it's one of those days/it's not my day /ɪts ˌwʌn əv ðəʊz ˈdeɪz, ɪts ˌnɒt maɪ ˈdeɪ/spokensay this when a lot of bad things have happened to you that day 【口】不幸的一天/我倒霉的一天〔表示在那一天中不愉快的事接连发生〕 I just want to go home, take a bath, and go to bed - it's been one of those days. 我只想回家，洗个澡，上床睡觉—这一天真倒霉。 First I missed the bus, then I spilled coffee on myself, and now my computer is frozen - it's just not my day. 先是没有赶上公车，再是把咖啡泼了自己一身，现在电脑又死机了—今天我倒霉透顶了。be in the wrong place at the wrong time /biː ɪn ðə ˌrɒŋ ˌpleɪs ət ðə ˌrɒŋ ˈtaɪmǁ-ˌrɔːŋ-/ [verb phrase]to have something bad happen to you by chance 在错误的时间来到错误的地方，碰巧遇到不幸的事 The driver was drunk and hit her as she was crossing the road. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. 驾驶员喝醉了酒，而她正好在过马路，于是就给撞了。她真是倒霉啊。2 when someone is always unlucky 某人运气一直不好的unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/ [adjective]anunlucky person often has bad things happen to them or things often go wrong by chance for them, not because of bad planning, stupidity, or carelessness 不幸的，运气不好的，倒霉的 I don't believe anyone is born lucky or unlucky - life is what you make it. 我不相信谁天生走运或天生倒霉——生活是靠自己创造的。 Val's one of the unluckiest people I know - on Monday her car was stolen and the day after she fell and broke her arm. 瓦尔是我认识的最倒霉的人之一。星期一她的汽车被盗，第二天她又摔断了胳膊。unlucky with He seems to be very unlucky with cars - every time he buys one it always has something wrong with it. 他买车好像很不走运—每次买的车总会有什么毛病。unlucky in love I've never had a girlfriend more than a couple of months - I guess I'm just unlucky in love. 我交女朋友从不超过几个月—我估计我就是没有爱情的运气。with my luck /wɪð ˈmaɪ lʌk/ [adverb]spokensaywith my luck when you think something bad is going to happen to you, and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person 【口】就我这运气〔用以表示对运气不好不感到意外〕 With my luck all the tickets will be sold by the time we get there. 我总是不走运，我们赶到时票肯定已卖完了。 I thought about buying a gun, but then I thought, with my luck, I'd probably end up shooting myself by accident. 我考虑过买枪的事，但后来一想，就我这运气，很可能会不小心误伤自己。just my luck /ˌdʒʌst maɪ ˈlʌk/ [adverb]spokensayjust my luck when something bad has happened to you and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person 【口】我就是这样不走运 Married, is he? Just my luck. 他结婚了，是不是？我的运气就是这样不好。 Just my luck! The one vacation I take all year, and I have to get sick. 我就是这样倒霉！一年就这么一次休假，我总要生病。be jinxed/be a jinx /biː ˈdʒɪŋkst, biː ə ˈdʒɪŋks/ [verb phrase]to be very unlucky, so that everything you do or get involved in seems to go wrong, often in a way that affects other people too 晦气，倒霉 This is the fifth company she's worked for that's gone bankrupt - she's jinxed. 她工作的公司倒闭这已是第五家了—她真倒霉。 The way the team kept losing, I was beginning to think I was some kind of a jinx. 团队节节败退，我开始觉得自己有点背运。3 an unlucky situation or event 不走运的情形或事件unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/ [adjective]anunlucky event happens simply because of bad luck, not because of bad planning, carelessness, stupidity etc 不走运的，倒霉的 The car in front braked suddenly and I went straight into it - it was just unlucky. 前面的车突然刹车，我一头撞了上去—真倒霉。it is unlucky (for somebody) that It was unlucky for Steve that the teacher walked in just at that moment. 史蒂夫真倒霉，老师碰巧在那个时候走了进来。unluckily [adverb] Unluckily for us, Melissa had overheard everything we said. 我们运气不好，梅莉莎无意中听到了我们所说的话。unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔːʳtʃənɪt, ʌnˈfɔːʳtʃənət/ [adjective]unlucky - use this especially about something that causes a lot of harm or problems.Unfortunate is more formal thanunlucky不幸的〔尤用于某事会引起很多伤害或问题。unfortunate 比unlucky正式〕 Quarterback Brady Anderson was injured in an unfortunate collision with one of his team-mates. 四分卫布雷迪·安德森与队友相撞，不幸受伤。 The mix-up was the result of a set of unfortunate circumstances. 这个混乱的局面是由一连串不幸的境遇导致的。it is unfortunate (for somebody) that It was very unfortunate that someone ended up getting hurt. 很不幸，最后有些人受伤了。unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːʳtʃənɪtli, ʌnˈfɔːʳtʃənətli/ [adverb]because of bad luck - use this when something annoying, unpleasant, or dangerous happens as a result of bad luck 不幸地〔用于因运气不好而发生令人生气、不快或危险的事时〕 I would have been here an hour ago, but unfortunately I missed the train. 我本来一小时前就到了，可惜我误了火车。unfortunately for somebody They finally cut down those old trees on our street, but unfortunately for us one of them fell on our car. 他们终于砍掉了我们街上的那些老树，但不幸的是，有一棵树倒在我们车上。as bad luck would have it /əz ˌbæd lʌk wʊd ˈhæv ɪt/ [verb phrase]useas bad orill luck would have it when you are describing something unlucky that happened to you as part of a series of events, and that caused you disappointment, inconvenience etc 不巧的是，碰巧 [adverb] We saw some really amazing things, but as ill luck would have it, I'd forgotten my camera. 我们看到了一些非常令人惊异的东西，但不巧的是，我忘记带照相机了。 As bad luck would have it, there was a thick fog the next day and our flight was delayed. 不巧的是第二天有大雾，我们的航班延迟了。be bad luck /biː ˌbæd ˈlʌk/ [verb phrase]to happen as a result of bad luck, especially when something bad happens to you that is not your fault 运气不好 His medical condition isn't his fault - it's just bad luck. 他的病不是他的错——只是他运气不好。it is bad luck (for somebody) that It's bad luck for her that they decided to shut down the company right after she started working there. 她运气不好，她才到那儿上班，公司就决定关门了。there is a jinx on something/something is jinxed /ðeər ɪz ə ˈdʒɪŋks ɒn something, something ɪz ˈdʒɪŋkst/if you say thatthere is a jinx on a plan, occasion etc or that itis jinxed, a lot of things go wrong with it without any reason and you think it is because of bad luck 霉运当头，…晦气附身 Three people have quit, we've had computer problems, and now the heating has broken down. There must be a jinx on this office. 三个人辞职不干，电脑出了问题，现在暖气又坏了，这办公室一定见鬼了。 It's pouring with rain and the flowers haven't arrived - Lynne's convinced the whole wedding is jinxed. 大雨滂沱，鲜花还没有送到—这一切让林恩觉得整个婚礼倒霉透了。4 something that is believed to give you bad luck 被认为带来厄运的事物unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/ [adjective] I never kill spiders - it's unlucky. 我从不弄死蜘蛛—这是不吉利的。 Why do you want to get married on the 13th?Thirteen is such an unlucky number. 你为什么要在13号结婚呢？13是个不吉利的数字。be unlucky to do something Some people think it's unlucky to walk under ladders. 有些人觉得在梯子下面行走不吉利。be/bring bad luck /biː, ˌbrɪŋ bæd ˈlʌk/ [verb phrase]something thatis bad luck orbrings bad luck is believed to make bad things happen 不吉利/带来坏运气 It's supposed to be bad luck to open an umbrella in the house. 在屋里打伞据说是不吉利的。 For centuries, crows have been thought to bring bad luck. 许多个世纪以来，乌鸦一直被认为会带来坏运气。5 bad luck 坏运气bad luck /ˌbæd ˈlʌk/ [uncountable noun]the way that bad things happen to someone by chance, not because of bad planning, carelessness, stupidity etc 坏运气 She seems to have nothing but bad luck when it comes to men. 说到男人，她好像只有背运。 Talk about bad luck! Last night Ray's car was broken into for the second time this month. 真倒霉！昨晚，雷的车又被撬了，这已经是这个月第二次了。misfortune /mɪsˈfɔːʳtʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun]formalbad luck, especially when this results in someone having great difficulties in their life, for example being very poor, having a serious accident etc 【正式】不幸〔尤指生活上的巨大困难，如贫穷、严重事故等〕 It was impossible not to feel sympathy for the family's misfortune. 不可能不同情这家人的不幸。 Her misfortunes worsened this year, when her company eliminated her position and she lost her job. 今年她更倒霉了，公司取消她这个职位之后，她失业了。
