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

• That's figuring no hard luck on the trail, of course.
  当然这还不算上路上碰上什么倒霉事。
• 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。
• It's hard luck on him that he wasn't chosen.
  他未被选中真是不幸。
• It's hard luck on those who were beaten in the first round of the competition.
  那些在第一轮比赛中就遭到失败的人真是倒霉。
• That's your hard luck.
  那是你不走运嘛。
• 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。
• We had a bit of hard luck this season
  我们本季运气不太好。
• Hard luck! You came within striking distance of beating the record.
  真倒霉！你眼看就要打破纪录了。
• Hard luck and misfortune had followed Horace all his life.
  命运不佳和不幸伴随霍勒斯的一生。
• Well, hard luck, mate.
  唉，真不走运，哥儿们。