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单词 unlucky
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Definition of unlucky in English:

unlucky

adjectiveunluckier, unluckiest ʌnˈlʌkiˌənˈləki
  • Having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck.

    倒霉的,不幸的;不祥的,不吉的;运气不好的

    an unlucky defeat

    不幸的失败。

    with infinitive the visitors were unlucky to have a goal disallowed

    客队不幸被判进球无效。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Big Brother housemates have chosen two unlucky plebs who face eviction on Friday.
    • The worst case scenario is when you are unlucky enough to have someone you love or your family murdered.
    • Matt Bianco was also unlucky when he faced Scottish champion Ian Mathison in a return bout.
    • Howarth was unlucky to see his attempted clearance cannon back off the winger.
    • Now I come to think of it, Hampden Park has been rather an unlucky ground for me.
    • He was in the tent with the unlucky ones and it was only after 40 minutes or so that he put them out of their misery.
    • It might be unlucky for some, but the Reebok hit man is aiming to hit 13 this season.
    • Sersea was unlucky at the start of the final period when the puck rung against the pipes and shot back into play.
    • It was a bold gesture because they have both preciously been unlucky in love.
    • There was a much improved performance and we were unlucky not to get at least a draw.
    • One man I thought was unlucky not to make any of the trips was Kent's David Fulton.
    • Steeton reserves were unlucky to go down to a one goal defeat at league leaders Bay Athletic.
    • Brady was unlucky to lose his first fight, but won the next two before losing in the semi final to take bronze.
    • Pool gave a debut to ex-Yew Tree striker Ben Kelly but he was unable to prevent an unlucky defeat.
    • They will probably feel a bit unlucky they did not defeat Warrington last weekend.
    • Marton cum Grafton were unlucky not to share the points in their home game with Hemingbrough.
    • If your middle name is unlucky, you may never get that far before the next season's floods arrive.
    • McFadden's character is unlucky in love and a nasty piece of work because of it.
    • One was to tell me how unlucky I was not to have been selected and the other was to invite me to attend for interview.
    • The visitors were unlucky to see Alan Inns have a shot cleared off the line and Currie head against a post.
    Synonyms
    unfortunate, luckless, out of luck, down on one's luck, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, star-crossed, blighted, unhappy, unsuccessful, wretched, miserable, poor, pitiful
    accident-prone
    unfavourable, unpromising, inauspicious, unpropitious, ominous, doomed, jinxed, damned, cursed, ill-fated, ill-omened, bringing bad luck, adverse, disadvantageous, unfortunate, detrimental, deleterious, ruinous

Derivatives

  • unluckily

  • adverb ʌnˈlʌkɪli
    • Luckily or unluckily for them, they have tremendous love for everybody around them.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a world of difference between the Utd, that was on view that day and the one, that unluckily lost to Arsenal today on penalties.
      • Luckily - unluckily for the people before us, he had try to do get somebody else's car and there were already police after him, so there was a bunch of emergency…
      • Talking on radio in midweek, he made the point that there was no problem in administering the drugs in question out of competition and made the comparison to an athlete unluckily testing positive after using a cough bottle.
      • Carrick Troop, unluckily brought down last time, has decent claims in the TFM Cyntergy Handicap Chase, while the RPS Group Handicap Hurdle offers Konker the opportunity to get back on the winning trail.
  • unluckiness

  • noun ʌnˈlʌkɪnəsˌənˈləkinəs
    • OK, so the week didn't quite pan out as I'd planned it, never making it to France having lost my passport - granted, a result of my own stupidity, rather than any genuine unluckiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No excuses are made for Ethan's infidelity and we do not have to sit through any long and emotional speeches about Harvey's unluckiness in love.
      • But before you think things have taken a turn for a change, rest assured that unluckiness is never far away.
      • It seems The Powers That Be decided to give me a whole month's worth of unluckiness in one fail swoop.
      • I realise this, in itself, is not evidence of my unluckiness: more sheer clumsiness.

Definition of unlucky in US English:

unlucky

adjectiveˌənˈləkiˌənˈləkē
  • Having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck.

    倒霉的,不幸的;不祥的,不吉的;运气不好的

    an unlucky defeat

    不幸的失败。

    with infinitive the visitors were unlucky to have a goal disallowed

    客队不幸被判进球无效。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was in the tent with the unlucky ones and it was only after 40 minutes or so that he put them out of their misery.
    • Steeton reserves were unlucky to go down to a one goal defeat at league leaders Bay Athletic.
    • One was to tell me how unlucky I was not to have been selected and the other was to invite me to attend for interview.
    • It was a bold gesture because they have both preciously been unlucky in love.
    • If your middle name is unlucky, you may never get that far before the next season's floods arrive.
    • Now I come to think of it, Hampden Park has been rather an unlucky ground for me.
    • McFadden's character is unlucky in love and a nasty piece of work because of it.
    • Howarth was unlucky to see his attempted clearance cannon back off the winger.
    • Pool gave a debut to ex-Yew Tree striker Ben Kelly but he was unable to prevent an unlucky defeat.
    • There was a much improved performance and we were unlucky not to get at least a draw.
    • The visitors were unlucky to see Alan Inns have a shot cleared off the line and Currie head against a post.
    • Brady was unlucky to lose his first fight, but won the next two before losing in the semi final to take bronze.
    • One man I thought was unlucky not to make any of the trips was Kent's David Fulton.
    • They will probably feel a bit unlucky they did not defeat Warrington last weekend.
    • Marton cum Grafton were unlucky not to share the points in their home game with Hemingbrough.
    • The Big Brother housemates have chosen two unlucky plebs who face eviction on Friday.
    • It might be unlucky for some, but the Reebok hit man is aiming to hit 13 this season.
    • The worst case scenario is when you are unlucky enough to have someone you love or your family murdered.
    • Matt Bianco was also unlucky when he faced Scottish champion Ian Mathison in a return bout.
    • Sersea was unlucky at the start of the final period when the puck rung against the pipes and shot back into play.
    Synonyms
    unfortunate, luckless, out of luck, down on one's luck, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, star-crossed, blighted, unhappy, unsuccessful, wretched, miserable, poor, pitiful
    unfavourable, unpromising, inauspicious, unpropitious, ominous, doomed, jinxed, damned, cursed, ill-fated, ill-omened, bringing bad luck, adverse, disadvantageous, unfortunate, detrimental, deleterious, ruinous
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