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adj.be down on one's luck; be out of luck; fall on evil days; rough luck
真是倒霉,赶到车站时车刚开走。
What lousy luck! When I reached the station, the train had just left.
总有一天他会倒霉的。
He will come to a bad end one of these days.
我今天倒霉透了。
I'm having a really bad day.
倒霉的人
unlucky guy
真倒霉
really unfortunate
今年他可倒霉了,三个月内开了两次刀。
He hit a bad patch this year, having two operations in three months.
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Word usage
- Note"倒霉" cannot be written as "倒楣".
- Separable word"倒" and "霉" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
真是倒了八辈子的霉才碰上这样的事。
What rotten luck it is to encounter such a thing.
谁还没有倒过霉呢?
Who hasn't been out of luck?