lucky
adjective uk/ˈlʌk.i/ us/ˈlʌk.i/
A2 幸运的，走运的，运气好的
having good things happen to you by chance
"I'm going to Japan." "Lucky you!" “我要去日本了。”“你运气真好！”
The lucky winner will be able to choose from three different holidays. 幸运的获胜者可以从3种不同的假日方案中选择一种。
[ + to infinitive ] They're lucky to have such a nice office to work in. 他们能在这么好的办公室里工作真走运。
He's lucky that he wasn't fired. 他很幸运，没有被解雇。
It sounds as if you had a lucky escape (= by good chance you were able to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant). 听起来好像你是侥幸逃脱啊。
We'll be lucky if we get there by midnight at this rate (= we might get there by midnight or it might be later). 按照这样的速度，我们能在午夜前到达就算幸运了。
B1 带来好运的
bringing good luck
a lucky charm 带来好运的幸运符
Six is my lucky number. 六是我的幸运数字。
- More examples
- The front passengers were lucky to survive the accident.
- Some lucky person will win more than $1 000 000 in the competition.
- The youth of today don't know how lucky they are.
- We were very lucky with the weather for our village barbecue.
- My horoscope said I was going to be lucky in love this month.
Idioms
get luckyidiom informal 遇到意中人，交桃花运
to meet someone you can have a sexual or romantic relationship with
Why don't you come to the party? You never know, you might get lucky. 你干吗不来参加聚会？没准儿你会交桃花运呢。
you should be so lucky!idiom informal (UK also you'll be lucky!) （用于告诉某人其几乎不可能如愿）但愿你走运！
used to say that someone is very unlikely to get what they want
"She's going to ask for a salary increase." "She should be so lucky!" “她打算要求加薪。”“但愿她走运吧！”