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Misfortune Bad Broken Break Gloomy Feel Luck Meaning

英语单词 misfortune
英美音标 英 [ˌmɪs'fɔːtʃuːn] 美 [ˌmɪs'fɔːrtʃuːn]
中文释义 n.不幸;灾祸
英语例句 (1) One misfortune followed hard on another.
(2) He had the misfortune to break his left arm.
(3) They bravely buffeted misfortune's billows.
(4) Falsehood is the jockey of misfortune.
中文例句 (1) 不幸接踵而来。
(2) 他不幸把左胳臂折断了。
(3) 他们勇敢地与灾祸的恶浪搏斗。
(4) 谎言是灾祸的骑师。
vocabulary简明 On a gloomy day, you may feel compelled to list your misfortunes: a broken umbrella, a broken heart, a broken toe. Misfortune means bad luck or the state of having bad luck.
vocabulary扩展 Break misfortune into its parts and you get mis- meaning bad and fortune meaning chance or luck. Sometimes it can feel like misfortune follows you. Picture it as a gloomy psychic named "Miss Fortune" who can only see the bad things in your future.
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]不幸;灾祸 A misfortune is something unpleasant or unlucky that happens to someone.
  • She seemed to enjoy the misfortunes of others...

    她似乎喜欢幸灾乐祸。

  • He had his full share of misfortune.

    他吃尽了苦头。

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