释义 |
misfortunes noun, plural—Examples:be plagued with misfortunes—disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable—accept misfortunes as decreed by fate—To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse—bring misfortune on oneself—take advantage of sb's misfortune—full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring someone's life)—lit. take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune—tempt fate by mentioning misfortune—full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring sb's life)—meet by chance (usually with misfortune)—pray the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune—sustain (loss, misfortune)—fall victim to misfortune—misfortune not visible from the surface—pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others—suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune—misfortune turns blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account—induce or cause a disaster or misfortune—profit from sb's misfortune [idiom.]—misfortune does not come singly [idiom.]— |