词汇 | mischance |
释义 | mischance noun[ C or U ] formaluk /ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːns/ us /ˌmɪsˈtʃæns/ bad luck or an unlucky event: 不幸;厄运;不幸事故;灾难 If by some mischance our attempt fails, we'll try again next year.如果我们的尝试因为运气不好而失败了,我们明年会再试。 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 on someoneidiom be down on your luckidiom be in/out of luckidiom blessing fortune cookie fortune smiles on someoneidiom get the short end of the stickidiom godsend grace merciful mercifully mercy miracle misadventure streak voodoo with any luckidiom your luck's in!idiom Examples of mischancemischance This could be demonstrated in various areas of human endeavour - or mischance. This must therefore be a case of legislative mischance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot, perhaps, always avoid mischance, but we should try to avoid miscalculation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One could not conclude that the man who suffered that mischance had not been properly trained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But those difficulties would have been compounded unutterably if by any mischance the other party had been in office at this time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need not allow anything for sickness or for the mischances that occur in the mines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, by some mischance or coincidence, he happened to come down against public ownership and did not believe that it was necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing must stand in the way; if by any mischance we fail, all is lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it carefully forgets to promise to repeal them if ever it should by some mischance be returned to power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was only taken away—by mischance, almost—in 1967. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely agree it is unfortunate that, by a series of mischances, the usual procedure was not followed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They know that if, by mischance, they end up in court, they will probably get off with a non-custodial sentence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Occasional mischances of this kind are difficult to prevent altogether, but we shall continue to do our best. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, indeed, is what would be jeopardised were there to be any change, by any mischance, in the policies that have been pursued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if, by some mischance, it appeared that the argument were well-founded, we should do our best to deal with it. 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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