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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
lucky
lucky [lucky luckier luckiest] BrE [ˈlʌki] NAmE [ˈlʌki] adjective (luck·ier, lucki·est) 1. having good luck Syn: ↑fortunate •~ (to do sth) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. • She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. •~ (that…) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time. •You can think yourself lucky you didn't get mugged. •She counted herself lucky that she still had a job. •Mark is one of the lucky ones — he at least has somewhere to sleep. •the lucky winners 2. ~ (for sb) (that…) being the result of good luck •It was lucky for us that we were able to go. • That was the luckiest escape of my life. •a lucky guess 3. bringing good luck •a lucky charm more at strike (it) lucky at ↑strike v., thank your lucky stars at ↑thank, third time lucky at ↑third Idioms: lucky you/me ▪ ↑you should be so lucky ▪ ↑you'll be lucky Derived Word: ↑luckily Thesaurus: lucky adj. 1. •Sam knew he was lucky to be alive. fortunate • • in luck • Opp: unlucky lucky/fortunate that… lucky/fortunate to do sth feel/consider yourself/count yourself/think yourself lucky/fortunate 2. •It was lucky for us that he didn't see us. fortunate • • happy • • timely • Opp: unlucky lucky/fortunate/timely for sb/sth lucky/fortunate/timely that… a lucky/fortunate/happy coincidence/chance Example Bank: •It was lucky for you that no one saw you. •She hopes that some day she'll get lucky and win the jackpot. •She is incredibly lucky to be alive. •That was just plain lucky. •We certainly struck it lucky with the weather. •We've been pretty lucky so far. •A lucky find on the edge of the Cotswolds is helping archaeologists discover what life was like in Roman Britain. •I didn't know he was there— it was just a lucky guess. •It was lucky for us that he didn't see us.
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