mid-15c., of persons; 1540s, of actions or objects, "likely to bring luck;" from luck + -y (2). Meaning "occurring by chance" is 1590s. Related: Luckier; luckiest; luckiness. Lucky break is attested from 1884 in billiards; 1872 as "failure or break-down which turns out to be fortunate." Lucky Strike as the name of a brand of cigarettes (originally chewing tobacco) popular mid-20c. is said to date from 1871; popular from 1935 when the brandâs maker picked up sponsorship of âYour Hit Paradeâ on radio.
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1. Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career.
尚塔尔能保住她的事业算是走了运。
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2. I'm lucky really as I never put on weight.
我很幸运，因为我的体重从来没有增加过。
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3. We're lucky to have such a man in our midst.
在我们中间有这样一个人是我们的幸运。
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4. "I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky," he said humbly.
“我是个幸运的人，本不配如此幸运，”他谦虚地说。
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5. In China bats are thought of as being very lucky.
