hard luck

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone had some hard luck, or that a situation was hard luck on them, you mean that something bad happened to them and you are implying that it was not their fault. (非自身原因造成的)厄運; 倒黴[非正式]
We had a bit of hard luck this season. 我們本季有點倒黴。
2. N-UNCOUNT If someone says that a bad situation affecting you is just your hard luck, they do not care about it or think you should be helped, often because they think it is your fault. (自身原因造成的)壞運氣; 不幸[非正式] [poss N]
If the forces of law had not uncovered Stein in the seven-year interval that was their hard luck. 要是執法機關沒有在那七年的期限裡抓到斯坦，那衹能算他們不幸了。
3. CONVENTION You can say "hard luck" to someone to show that you are sorry they have not got or done something that they had wanted to get or do. (表示同情)真不幸; 真不走運[非正式]
Hard luck, but don't despair too much. 真不走運，但也別太失望。
4. ADJ A hard-luck story is an account of something bad that happened to someone, which was not their fault. (非自身原因造成的)不幸的[ADJ n]
...a hard-luck story in which he or she is the victim. ...一個他或她是受害人的不幸故事。