ADJECTIVE | ... OF LUCK | VERB + LUCK | LUCK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤better, good, great更好的運氣;好運;極好的運氣➤blind, dumb, plain, pure, sheer撞上的運氣;純粹的運氣;全憑好運◇It was sheer luck that we met like that.我們能那樣相遇全憑運氣。➤random偶然的運氣➤amazing, extraordinary, incredible令人驚喜的/非同尋常的/難以置信的好運➤bad, cruel, hard, ill, poor, rotten, terrible, tough, unfortunate噩運;霉運◇It was rotten luck to be sick on the day of the interview.面試當天生病,真倒霉。... OF LUCK➤piece, stroke一樁幸事◇By a stroke of luck I came across it in a local bookshop.我幸運地在當地一家書店發現了它。VERB + LUCK➤have有運氣◇I haven't had much luck recently.我最近有點兒時運不濟。➤bring (sb), give sb(給某人)帶來運氣◇This ring has always brought me good luck.這枚戒指一直帶給我好運。➤wish sb祝某人好運◇I wished her luck for the future.我祝她未來走運。➤need需要好運➤chance, try碰運氣◇I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.我決定到輪盤賭那兒試試運氣。➤ride (BrE) 一路好運◇We rode our luck (= our luck continued) towards the end of the game.我們一路好運直到比賽結束。➤press, push繼續碰運氣;再次冒險◇Don't push your luck!別貪心不足!➤bemoan (especially BrE) 哀歎運氣LUCK + VERB➤desert sb, run out運氣拋棄某人;運氣已盡◇It looks as though our luck's finally run out.看來我們的運氣好像是到頭了。➤continue, hold運氣繼續;好運不變◇If our luck holds, we should win.如果我們運氣還在,應該能贏。➤change, turn運氣好轉◇He went on gambling, sure his luck was about to change.他繼續賭博,堅信自己會時來運轉。➤strike運氣降臨◇More bad luck struck last week.上星期又發生了更多倒霉事。PREPOSITION➤by... luck因為運氣◇By sheer luck we managed to get out in time.萬幸的是,我們總算及時逃了出來。➤for luck為了討吉利◇I always carry it with me, just for luck.為討吉利,我總是隨身帶着它。➤in luck走運◇You're in luck-there are just two tickets left.您真走運 - 就剩兩張票了。➤out of luck不走運◇I had hoped there would be another train, but I was out of luck.我原本想着還能有一趟火車,但我不太走運。➤with luck有好運◇With luck, we'll get there before it closes.走運的話,我們會在關門之前趕到。PHRASES➤as luck would have it碰巧◇As luck would have it, my brother offered me his apartment.碰巧,我哥哥提出把他的公寓給我住。➤beginner's luck新手的好運氣◇I don't know why I did so well-it must be beginner's luck.我不知道自己怎麼做得這麼好,這肯定是新手的好運氣吧。➤better luck next time下次好運◇If you didn't win a prize, better luck next time.如果沒獲獎,願你下次好運。➤can't believe your luck簡直不能相信運氣這麼好◇He couldn't believe his luck when the other candidate for the job withdrew.該職位的另一名應徵者退出了競爭,他簡直不能相信自己運氣這麼好。➤just my luck我總是那麼倒霉◇Just my luck to get the broken chair!我這把椅子是壞的,我總是那麼倒霉!➤luck is on your side交好運◇I thought I was going to miss the train but luck was on my side.我以為要趕不上火車了,還好我運氣不錯。➤make your own luck自己創造好運◇You make your own luck in business.商機是自己創造出來的。