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

• 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。
• You failed your driving test? Hard luck!
  你驾驶证考试没通过？真没运气！
• 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。
• It was hard luck that she had lost her job.
  真是不走运，她失去了她的工作。
• It's hard luck on him that he wasn't chosen.
  他未被选中真是不幸。
• Hard luck, squire.
  运气真差，先生。
• It was very hard luck ( on you) to get ill on your holiday.
  （你）假期得病真倒霉。
• 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。
• They penalized me for not having some hard luck story.
  他们以我没有困难的幸运故事来惩罚我。
• Rick told me it was hard luck he had aimed too high.
  里克告诉我他目标定的太高是件倒霉的事。