倒霉

倒霉[楣] [dǎo méi]

1. ■ （处境艰难） fall on evil days; fall on hard time:

股票市场上的损失使他倒霉。 Losses on the stock market caused him to fall on hard times.

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常用词组

1. ■ （运气不好） have bad luck; be out of luck; be down on one's luck; hard cheese; rough luck:

真倒霉! What lousy luck!

2. ■ （遭受不幸） hit [strike; go through] a bad patch:

今年他可倒霉了， 3个月内开了两次刀。 He hit a bad patch this year, having two operations in three months.