mischance
英 [ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːns]
美 [ˌmɪsˈtʃæns]
n. 不幸; 厄运
复数:mischances
BNC.45138 / COCA.42492
牛津词典
noun
- 不幸;厄运
bad luck
英英释义
noun
- an instance of misfortune
- an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
双语例句
- Gratiano.'Tis some mischance; the cry is very direful.
葛莱西安诺出了什麽乱子啦?这叫声很是凄惨。 - He would have been discovered by the beating of his heart, if by any mischance the jailers had entered at that moment.
假如不巧狱卒此时进来,或许会听到他心跳的声音。 - Through sheer mischance the letter remained unread. But nearing solution is not the same as a complete and thorough solution.
经由如此彻底的不幸这封信仍未被读。接近于解决不等于完全的彻底的解决; - Later, by mischance Elsa falls down into a deep crevice.
后来,丽莎又不幸掉进到岩石间一口深深的罅隙里。 - From this mischance, I impressively learn that sometimes our human life is so frail, so much so that we can lose control of it before we realize what has stolen it.
从这场灾难,我深深感到有时人的生命是如此脆弱,一刹那间生命已被夺走。 - But occasionally this dipole field switches polarity north and south reverses, and this process seems to take a few thousand years. Only a serious mischance will prevent him from arriving tomorrow.
但是偶尔这偶极场会转换极性&南极和北极倒转,这个过程似乎需要几千年的时间。只有碰上极倒霉的意外变故,他明天才会来不了。 - What we need now is a saving clause in case of some unforeseen mischance, such as damage by rats, etc.
现在我们所需要的是一个附加条款,对诸如鼠害等意外事件作出规定。 - Deprivation is a common mischance.
穷困是常见的灾难。 - Only a serious mischance will prevent them from getting there in time tomorrow.
只有发生严重的意外才会使他们明天不能及时到达那里。 - What if by some mischance he fails to arrive?
要是他运气不好没到怎么办?