Luck 是名詞,意為「運氣;幸運,好運」,其後往往接介系詞 in 或 with 再接人事物來表示在某人事物上或對某人事物的運氣;lucky 是形容詞,意為「幸運的,運氣好的」。例如:
- Bruce always wears a charm that he thinks brings him good luck. (布魯斯總是戴著一個他認為會給他帶來好運的護身符)
- John seems to have had a lot of bad luck in finding a job. (約翰找工作時似乎碰到許多倒楣的事情)
- My luck held/lasted and I found a gas station just in time. (好運與我常相左右 / 好運一直伴隨著我,我即時找到一處加油站)
- A lucky person won the first prize in the competition. (一位幸運兒贏得了這項比賽的首獎)
- You’re lucky to work for such a nice company. (你能在這麽好的一家公司工作真是幸運)
- A: I got promoted yesterday. (A:我昨天升官了)
B: Lucky you! (B:你真是幸運!)