
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): luck, lucky, unlucky, luckily, unluckily
Xem thêm: fortune, destiny, fate, lot, circumstances, portion, fortune, chance, hazard, fortune
luck noun
ADJ. better, good | pure, sheer It was sheer luck that we met like that. | bad, ill, rotten, tough It was rotten luck to be ill on the day of the interview.
QUANT. piece, stroke By a stroke of luck I came across it in a local bookshop.
VERB + LUCK bring (sb), give sb This ring has always brought me good luck. | try I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.
LUCK + VERB run out It looks as though our luck's finally run out. | hold If our luck holds, we should win. | improve, turn He went on gambling, sure his luck was about to turn.
PREP. by … ~ By ill luck, my flight had been cancelled. | for ~ I always carry it with me, just for luck. | in ~ You're in luck?there are just two tickets left. | out of ~ I had hoped there would be another train, but I was out of luck. | with ~ With luck, we'll get there before it closes.
PHRASES beginner's luck I don't know why I did so well?it must be beginner's luck. | better luck next time If you didn't win a prize, better luck next time. | can't believe your luck He couldn't believe his luck when the other candidate for the job withdrew. | just my luck Just my luck to get the broken chair!
n.
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
success that was her portion
bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance
it was my good luck to be there
they say luck is a lady
it was as if fortune guided his hand