词汇精选：unlucky的用法和辨析

一、词义辨析：

unhappy,unfortunate,unlucky,disastrous

这些形容词均有“不幸的”之意。unhappy多用于表示心理状态，指由于不满意或遇到一般性倒霉事而感到不愉快。unfortunate语气较强，多指因命运不佳，意外不幸或事业失败、生活处于困境等而感到不幸。unlucky指因缺少或一时无机遇，虽作了努力，但事不从心，感到失意。disastrous着重不可避免和后果严重。

二、参考例句：

It is unlucky to break a mirror.

打破镜子被认为是不吉利的。

It's considered unlucky to walk under a ladder.

从梯子下面走过被认为是不吉利的。

Friday is believed to be an unlucky day.

星期五被认为是不吉祥的日子。

13 is considered as a very unlucky number.

十三被看作是个很不吉利的数字。

The children are the unlucky victims of the war.

孩子是战争的无辜受害者。

The jockey is unlucky to meet an accident.

这个驾驶员倒霉透了，出了车祸。

I am unlucky enough to miss the last train.

我真倒霉，错过了最后一班火车。

If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children.

如果不走运的话，他可能会发现前妻拒绝让他接近自己的孩子。

Some unlucky travelers were still stuck at the airport on Friday morning.

一些倒霉的乘客在周五早上仍然被困在机场。

Many western people have the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.

许多西方人都有这种迷信观念，认为13是不吉利的数字。