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单词 mischance
释义
mischance
noun[CorU]
formal
uk
/ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːns/us
/ˌmɪsˈtʃæns/
badluckor anunluckyevent:
厄运，坏运气；不幸
Ifbysome mischanceourattemptfails, we'lltryagain nextyear.如果我们的尝试因为运气不好而失败了，我们明年会再试。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
an accident
  • accidentAccidents at work can sometimes result in serious injury.
  • mishapDue to a surgical mishap, she's lost the use of her left arm.
  • mischanceIt would be a great loss if, by some mischance, the message was never received.
  • misfortuneThey were beset by misfortunes their whole lives.
  • misadventureThe film was about his comic misadventures in love.
  • death by misadventureUKThe coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Good luck and bad luck
  • align
  • bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
  • be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
  • be down onyourluckidiom
  • be in/out of luckidiom
  • blessing
  • fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
  • get the short end of the stickidiom
  • godsend
  • grace
  • hapless
  • merciful
  • mercifully
  • mercy
  • miracle
  • misadventure
  • shame
  • streak
  • with any luckidiom
  • your luck's in!idiom
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(Definition ofmischancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmischance

mischance
This could be demonstrated in various areas of human endeavour - ormischance.
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This must therefore be a case of legislativemischance.
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We cannot, perhaps, always avoidmischance, but we should try to avoid miscalculation.
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One could not conclude that the man who suffered thatmischancehad not been properly trained.
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But those difficulties would have been compounded unutterably if by anymischancethe other party had been in office at this time.
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We need not allow anything for sickness or for the mischances that occur in the mines.
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But, by somemischanceor coincidence, he happened to come down against public ownership and did not believe that it was necessary.
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Nothing must stand in the way; if by anymischancewe fail, all is lost.
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But it carefully forgets to promise to repeal them if ever it should by somemischancebe returned to power.
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It was only taken away—bymischance, almost—in 1967.
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I entirely agree it is unfortunate that, by a series of mischances, the usual procedure was not followed.
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They know that if, bymischance, they end up in court, they will probably get off with a non-custodial sentence.
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Occasional mischances of this kind are difficult to prevent altogether, but we shall continue to do our best.
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That, indeed, is what would be jeopardised were there to be any change, by anymischance, in the policies that have been pursued.
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But if, by somemischance, it appeared that the argument were well-founded, we should do our best to deal with it.
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