unlucky

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un·luck·y /ʌnˈlʌki/ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp unluckier, superlativesupl unluckiest)

1 UNLUCKYhaving bad luck 不幸的；不走运的；倒霉的 → misfortune

unlucky to do something

Inter Milan were unlucky to lose the match.

国际米兰队真不走运，输掉了比赛。

unlucky with

We were unlucky with the weather this weekend. It rained constantly.

我们真不走运，这个周末天一直在下雨。

Thierry Henry was desperately unlucky not to score when his shot hit the post.

蒂埃里·亨利太不走运了，射门没进，球打中了门柱。

2 UNLUCKYcausing bad luck 不吉利的，不祥的

Some people think black cats are unlucky.

有些人认为黑猫不吉利。

3 UNLUCKYhappening as a result of bad luck 倒霉的 SYN unfortunate

an unlucky accident

倒霉的事故

It was unlucky for Stephen that the boss happened to walk in just at that moment.

斯蒂芬真倒霉，碰巧那一刻老板走了进来。

—unluckily adverbadv

n THESAURUS

unlucky having bad luck, or causing bad luck

Matthews played well and was unlucky not to score.

Thirteen is an unlucky number.

We were unlucky with the weather. It rained almost every day.

unfortunate unlucky because something bad happens to you that you do not deserve. Unfortunate sounds rather formal and is used mainly in writing

He was very unfortunate to lose his job just after his wife had a baby.

the unfortunate victims of crime

be/bring bad luck if something is bad luck or brings bad luck, it is believed to make bad things happen

It’s supposed to be bad luck to walk under a ladder.

Crows were thought to bring bad luck.

jinxed if something is jinxed, it seems to bring bad luck to everyone who is connected with it. If a person is jinxed, a lot of bad things happen to them and they seem very unlucky

I’m beginning to think this house is jinxed.

Some people believed the family was jinxed.

Examples from the Corpus

unlucky• "Were you disappointed with the team's performance?" "No, not really, I think we were just unlucky."• The car in front braked suddenly and I went straight into it - it was just unlucky.• Red is lucky to card players and red cars are also lucky, while red flowers and red hair are unlucky.• I never kill spiders - it's unlucky.• Some people think that black cats are unlucky.• Bruce Edgar adjudged him unlucky, but his record was modest: 17 wickets at 52.11 and 248 runs at 15.50.• The victims were simply unlucky enough to have been in the restaurant when the gunmen started shooting.• The unlucky federal judge in whose court the suit is brought is faced with a number of equally unpalatable choices.• It was unlucky for Steve that the teacher walked in just at that moment.• I've never had a girlfriend more than a couple of months - I guess I'm just unlucky in love.• That one was dismissed as an unlucky incident, but my troubles continued.• Unless they are unlucky, it will not touch even the fringe of their lives.• I don't believe anyone is born lucky or unlucky - life is what you make it.• Bury's Derek Ward was the unlucky man.• People tie it in with the fact that Jack Nicklaus was unlucky not to win.• Why do you want to get married on the 13th. Thirteen is such an unlucky number.• Chicago was unlucky to lose in the final minute of the game.• Some people think it's unlucky to walk under ladders.• He seems to be very unlucky with cars - every time he buys one it always has something wrong with it.• We were unlucky with the weather. It rained almost every day we were on the island.

desperately unlucky• Barnes was desperately unlucky after a magnificent one-two with McManaman to see his volley come back off the foot of the post.

un·luck·y adjectiveadj →n THESAURUS1

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