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mis·for·tune AHD[mĭs-fôrʹchən] D.J.[mɪsˈfɔːtʃən]K.K.[mɪsˈfɔrtʃən]n.(名词)- Bad fortune or ill luck.厄运:坏运气或倒霉
- The condition resulting from bad fortune or ill luck:不幸事故:由厄运或晦气带来的境遇:wanted to help those in misfortune.想帮助那些身处逆境的人
- A distressing occurrence:倒霉事,不幸的事:"Misfortunes are too apt to wear out Friendship"(Charlotte Charke)“不幸的事情最能损害友谊”(夏洛特·查克)
misfortune, adversity, mishap, mischance- These nouns all refer to a state or an instance of ill fortune or bad luck.这些名词都指示一种坏运气或倒霉的状态或事件。
- Misfortune, which applies most broadly,often suggests the operation of distressing circumstances beyond the victim's control: Misfortune 适用范围最广,它经常暗含着受害者所不能控制的令人烦恼的外部环境的运转: She had the misfortune to become gravely ill.她真倒霉,得了重病。
- Adversity frequently implies continuing hardship or affliction: Adversity 经常暗含着连续不断的艰难和磨难: debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. Bothmishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences: 负债累累的农场主和逆境进行斗争。 Mishap 和 mischance 两词都包含着轻微的或微不足道的事件或影响的意思: They arrived at their destination without any mishaps.他们毫无差错地到达了目的地。By mischance I dialed a wrong number. 很倒霉,我拨错了电话号码
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