| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/having-good-things-happen-by-chance |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:having good things happen by chancehaving good things happen by chanceThese words refer to having good things happen to you by chance. The most common word for this islucky. Two lucky winners will be treated to an all-expenses paid trip to the Bahamas! It's lucky that you were out when the house caught fire. The opposite ofluckyisunlucky.Unluckyis slightly less common thanlucky. She's one of the unluckiest people I know. "She broke her foot just a week before the race." "That's unlucky." For more opposites oflucky, see the article atunlucky. Fortunateis a common, slightly more formal alternative tolucky.Fortunateis an approving word. It was fortunate that he wasn't injured in the accident. If you want to say something is lucky, you could use the phraseit's a good thingor, in UK English,it's a good job. It's a good thing we bought travel insurance for our trip since it was cancelled. UKIt's a good job they didn't go camping this weekend - the weather's been awful. In informal US English, the phrasal verbluck outcan be used to say that someone is lucky. USThe Giants really lucked out in last night's game. People who are lucky, especially after not being lucky, could be said toland on their feet. In UK English, you can also say that theyfall on their feet. Ah, things always go well for Margaret. She always lands on her feet. UKNo need to fret - he'll fall on his feet again. |
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