hard luck

英 [hɑːd lʌk]

美 [hɑːrd lʌk]

conv.  (表示同情)真不幸，真不走运
n.  (非自身过错造成的)坏运气，噩运; (自身过错造成的)不幸，不走运

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （非自身造成的）坏运气，噩运
  If you say that someone had somehard luck, or that a situation washard luck onthem, you mean that something bad happened to them and you are implying that it was not their fault.
  1. We had a bit of hard luck this season...
     我们本季运气不太好。
  2. It was jolly hard luck on him, wasn't it?
     他可真倒霉，不是吗？
• N-UNCOUNT （自身造成的）不幸;不走运
  If someone says that a bad situation affecting you is just yourhard luck, they do not care about it or think you should be helped, often because they think it is your fault.
  1. The shop assistants didn't really want to discuss the matter, saying it was just my hard luck.
     店员根本不想谈论此事，说这完全是我运气太差。
• CONVENTION （表示同情）真不幸，真不走运
  You can say 'hard luck' to someone to show that you are sorry they have not got or done something that they had wanted to get or do.
  1. Hard luck, chaps, but don't despair too much.
     真不走运，伙计们，不过别太灰心。

双语例句

• He decided not to comment beyond saying that it was jolly hard luck on me.
  除了说我运气太坏之外，他决定不再说什么。
• Hard luck! You came within striking distance of beating the record.
  真倒霉！你眼看就要打破纪录了。
• No, he just called in sick. It was very hard luck ( on you) to get ill on your holiday.
  没有，他打电话来请病假。（你）假期得病真倒霉。
• Hard luck! I'm afraid you haven't won this time, jim.
  运气不好呀，吉姆，恐怕你这次没赢吧。
• Before she could land another job, hard luck threw a wrench into her plans.
  她尚未找到另一个工作，厄运便把她的计划完全破坏了。
• Well, hard luck, mate.
  唉，真不走运，哥儿们。
• That's your hard luck.
  那是你不走运嘛。
• Hard luck! We all thought you were going to win.
  真不走运！我们都觉得你会赢的。
• The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.
  战胜倒霉的独一方式便是尽力农做。
• The shop assistants didn't really want to discuss the matter, saying it was just my hard luck.
  店员根本不想谈论此事，说这完全是我运气太差。