1 N-UNCOUNT （非自身造成的）坏运气，噩运 If you say that someone had some hard luck, or that a situation was hard luck on them, you mean that something bad happened to them and you are implying that it was not their fault. （非自身造成的）坏运气，噩运 [informal]
2 N-UNCOUNT （自身造成的）不幸;不走运 If someone says that a bad situation affecting you is just your hard luck, they do not care about it or think you should be helped, often because they think it is your fault. （自身造成的）不幸;不走运 [informal]
3 CONVENTION （表示同情）真不幸，真不走运 You can say 'hard luck' to someone to show that you are sorry they have not got or done something that they had wanted to get or do. （表示同情）真不幸，真不走运 [informal, feelings]
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