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fluke

UK //fluːk//US //fluːk//

词源

源自中古英语,可能来自古斯堪的纳维亚语 'flokkr'(指扁平物体),与德语 'flach'(平坦的)同源。运气义项最早记录于1857年。

noun

❶ 指偶然发生的好运或意外成功,通常带有运气成分而非能力所致。

“Winning the lottery was a complete fluke.”

(中彩票完全是靠运气。)

“His goal was a fluke—the ball bounced off his knee.”

(他的进球纯属偶然——球弹到了他的膝盖上。)

❶ 一种扁平的鱼类寄生虫,常见于鱼类肝脏或鳃部。

“The fish was infected with liver flukes.”

(这条鱼感染了肝吸虫。)

“Flukes can cause serious diseases in aquatic animals.”

(吸虫会导致水生动物患上严重疾病。)

❶ 锚的扁平部分,用于增加抓地力。

“The anchor's fluke dug deep into the seabed.”

(锚的扁平部分深深扎入海床。)

“One fluke of the anchor was stuck in a rock.”

(锚的一个扁平部分卡在了岩石里。)

同义词:accident, coincidence, stroke of luck, chance, fortuity

verb

❶ 偶然成功或侥幸完成某事。

“He fluked a victory in the last second of the game.”

(他在比赛最后一秒侥幸获胜。)

“She fluked the correct answer without knowing why.”

(她莫名其妙地猜对了答案。)

同义词:stumble upon, luck into, hit upon

常见短语

by a fluke — 表示某事纯属偶然或运气,并非刻意为之。

“We found this rare bird by a fluke while hiking.”

(我们在徒步时偶然发现了这只稀有鸟类。)

pure fluke — 强调完全是运气使然,没有任何计划或技巧成分。

“It was pure fluke that we got the last two tickets.”

(我们拿到最后两张票完全是运气好。)