unlucky
adjective[often+ to infinitive]
uk/ʌnˈlʌk.i/us/ʌnˈlʌk.i/B1
notlucky:
不幸的，不走运的，倒霉的Thecouplewere unluckyenough tobe in thehotelwhen theterroristgroupstruck.当恐怖团伙袭击这家宾馆时，很不幸这对夫妇正住在里面。
Synonyms
ill-fated
ill-starredliterary
lucklessliterary
unfortunate(UNLUCKY)
Opposites
fortunateapproving
lucky
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.
resulting in bad things happening by chance
- unluckyAn unlucky bounce led to the winning goal against the home team.
- unfortunateNo one was to blame - it was just an unfortunate accident.
- ill-fatedSeven crew members were killed on the ill-fated voyage.
- ill-starredHis ill-starred reign began with a famine and ended with civil war.
- I don'tbelievein theoldsuperstitionthat thenumber13 is unlucky.
- We had alovelytimeinScotland, but we were abitunlucky with theweather.
- We got aparkingticketbut Pat and Keith didn't, we were just unlucky.
- They were unlucky enough to be at thetopof themountainwhen thestormcame over.
- Henmanplayedwell and he was unlucky tolosethematch.
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