| 词汇 | luckless |
| 释义 | luckless adjective literaryuk /ˈlʌk.ləs/ us /ˈlʌk.ləs/ used to describe someone who has a lot of bad luck: 倒霉的，不走运的 The luckless defender, Mark Emery, sustained his third injury of the season.后卫马克‧埃默里很不走运，他在本赛季已经是第3次受伤了。 Synonyms ill-fated ill-starredliterary unlucky Opposite 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. Fate and destiny align break Damocles destined destiny fatalism fate fated ill-fated ill-starred in the lap of the godsidiom lap lightning predestination predestined preordain providence providential sword of Damoclesidiom written in the starsidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Good luck and bad luck Examples of lucklessluckless As it was, they could not pick up a daily paper without seeing reference to current evils in that luckless country. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising to find luckless gendarmes complaining to authorities, abandoning their posts, and even speaking of mutiny. Failure to act on this will completely sink the finances of our luckless education authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the luckless tenant, there will be an increase in rent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now the luckless councils must pick up the pieces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The luckless visitor who listens to heated declarations and grievances cannot always distinguish fact from fiction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were no longer discussing the luckless infinitive and what, if anything, might be done to bind up its wounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The welfare system was increasingly seen not as a safety net for the luckless, but as a bed for the shiftless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those changes will target the luckless individuals who will be brought to court under the legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should a few luckless business men bear entirely the burden of our collective insanity? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He always prefers to leave it to his luckless colleagues to announce the more embarrassing things—the increase in postal charges and in insurance stamps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That luckless owner has now been assessed for tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They extend to luckless landlords whose savings have been eroded or lost through investment in dwellings to let. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is good stuff for the future, but it is luckless now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should a few luckless business men bear the entire burden of our collective insanity? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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