| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_having-good-things-happen-by-chance |
| 释义 | having good things happen by chanceThese words refer to having good things happen to you by chance. The most common word for this is lucky. Two lucky winners will be treated to an all-expenses paid trip to the Bahamas! It's lucky that you were out when the house caught fire. The opposite of lucky is unlucky. Unlucky is slightly less common than lucky. She's one of the unluckiest people I know. "She broke her foot just a week before the race." "That's unlucky." For more opposites of lucky, see the article at unlucky. Fortunate is a common, slightly more formal alternative to lucky. Fortunate is an approving word. It was fortunate that he wasn't injured in the accident. If you want to say something is lucky, you could use the phrase it's a good thing or, in UK English, it's a good job. It's a good thing we bought travel insurance for our trip since it was cancelled. UKIt's a good job they didn't go camping this weekend - the weather's been awful. In informal US English, the phrasal verb luck out can be used to say that someone is lucky. USThe Giants really lucked out in last night's game. People who are lucky, especially after not being lucky, could be said to land on their feet. In UK English, you can also say that they fall on their feet. Ah, things always go well for Margaret. She always lands on her feet. UK No need to fret - he'll fall on his feet again. |
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