| 词汇 | draw-get-the-short-straw |
| 释义 | draw/get the short strawidiom informal to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it: （常因被选中而）不得不做最无趣的事情，干最苦的差事 Mike drew the short straw and had to clean the bathroom.麦克比较倒霉，得去打扫厕所。 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. 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 smiles on someoneidiom get the short end of the stickidiom godsend grace hapless mercifully mercy miracle misadventure mischance streak voodoo with any luckidiom your luck's in!idiom |
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