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单词 pot luck
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pot luck
noun
uk
/ˌpɒt ˈlʌk/us
/ˌpɑːt ˈlʌk/
[U]
anything that isavailableor isfoundbychance,ratherthan somethingchosen,planned, orprepared:
碰巧得到的东西
We had noideawhichhotelwould bebest, so we justtookpotluckwiththe first one on thelist.我们也不知道哪家旅馆最好，所以就碰运气挑了名单上的第一家。
Mary'swelcometostayfordinnerif she doesn'tmindtakingpotluck(= having whatever isavailable).如果玛丽不介意有什么吃什么的话，欢迎她留下来吃饭。
[C]mainlyUS(alsopotluck)
aninformalmealwhereguestsbringa differentdishthat is thensharedwith the otherguests:
（参加者各带菜肴分享的）百味餐
apotluckdinner百味餐
We're having apotluckonSaturday.我们周六要吃百味餐。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chance and randomness
  • accident
  • aleatory
  • arbitrarily
  • arbitrariness
  • arbitrary
  • even-money
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • fortuitous
  • fortuitously
  • long shot
  • luck
  • luck intosomething
  • more by accident than designidiom
  • more by luck than judgmentidiom
  • randomized
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • serendipitous
  • stumble intosomething
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(Definition ofpot luckfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pot luck| American Dictionary

pot luck
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈpɑt ˈlʌk/
offeringwhatever isavailableor whatothersbring:
Weinvitedall theneighborsover for a pot lucksupperlastnight.
(Definition ofpot luckfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpot luck

pot luck
He cites to leave the sinking ship and to takepotluckas examples of the category.
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There is an element ofpotluckinvolved.
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Please may we be allowed to takepotluckwith the rest of the citizenry?
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If the current plans are implemented, many of my constituents will be dependent onpotluckrather than universal access to justice.
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Is any guidance given to the judges, or will they simply have to takepotluck?
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It waspotluckwhether countries received relief that suited their needs.
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Selection should be undertaken by the schools, not centrally by providing that parents have to nominate six schools and simply takepotluck.
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Whether you enjoy attentive nurses, a proper diet and clean wards is simplypotluck.
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At present, it ispotluckwhether primary schools in my constituency and across the country are able to provide such opportunities.
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As of now, there is apotluckelement in the rules for the grant.
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We must decide what we can do and do it, and the other things must takepotluck.
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The proposal limits them to traditional quantities at 1990 volumes and, beyond that, they must takepotluckin the dollar quota.
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This is a fine distinction which appears to operate on the principle ofpotluck.
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Consumers will be left to takepotluckwith the list of contractors that is handed to them.
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Major decisions are left topotluckand the market, with no proper evaluation of the schemes.
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