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。■destinyˈdestəni [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。