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)厄运; 倒霉[非正式]
We had a bit of hard luck this season. 我们本季有点倒霉。
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)坏运气; 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. 要是执法机关没有在那七年的期限里抓到斯坦，那只能算他们不幸了。
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; 真不走运[非正式]
Hard luck, but don't despair too much. 真不走运，但也别太失望。
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. ...一个他或她是受害人的不幸故事。