mishap
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈmɪs.hæp/us/ˈmɪs.hæp/C2
badluck, or anunluckyeventoraccident:
厄运;不幸事故Theparadewas very wellorganizedandpassedwithoutmishap.游行队伍组织得很好,通过时没有发生意外。
Aseriesofmishapsledto thenuclearpowerplantblowingup.一系列不幸事故导致核电站发生爆炸。
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.
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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