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单词 luckless
释义
luckless
adjective
literary
uk
/ˈlʌk.ləs/us
/ˈlʌk.ləs/
used todescribesomeone who has a lot ofbadluck:
倒霉的，不走运的
The lucklessdefender,MarkEmery,sustainedhis thirdinjuryof theseason.后卫马克‧埃默里很不走运，他在本赛季已经是第3次受伤了。
Synonyms
ill-fated
ill-starredliterary
unlucky
Opposite
lucky
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having bad things happen by chance
  • unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.
  • unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port.
  • haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.
  • star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart.
  • lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fate and destiny
  • align
  • break
  • Damocles
  • destined
  • destiny
  • fatalism
  • fate
  • fated
  • ill-fated
  • ill-starred
  • in the lap of the godsidiom
  • lap
  • lightning
  • predestination
  • predestined
  • preordain
  • providence
  • providential
  • sword of Damoclesidiom
  • written in the starsidiom
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(Definition oflucklessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofluckless

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As it was, they could not pick up a daily paper without seeing reference to current evils in thatlucklesscountry.
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Under such circumstances, it is not surprising to findlucklessgendarmes complaining to authorities, abandoning their posts, and even speaking of mutiny.
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Failure to act on this will completely sink the finances of ourlucklesseducation authorities.
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For thelucklesstenant, there will be an increase in rent.
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Now thelucklesscouncils must pick up the pieces.
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Thelucklessvisitor who listens to heated declarations and grievances cannot always distinguish fact from fiction.
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We were no longer discussing thelucklessinfinitive and what, if anything, might be done to bind up its wounds.
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The welfare system was increasingly seen not as a safety net for theluckless, but as a bed for the shiftless.
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Those changes will target thelucklessindividuals who will be brought to court under the legislation.
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Why should a fewlucklessbusiness men bear entirely the burden of our collective insanity?
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He always prefers to leave it to hislucklesscolleagues to announce the more embarrassing things—the increase in postal charges and in insurance stamps.
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Thatlucklessowner has now been assessed for tax.
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They extend tolucklesslandlords whose savings have been eroded or lost through investment in dwellings to let.
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It is good stuff for the future, but it islucklessnow.
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Why should a fewlucklessbusiness men bear the entire burden of our collective insanity?
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