fluke 音标拼音: [fl'uk]
vt .
vi . 侥幸成功
n . 锚爪,比目鱼,侥幸,倒霉
侥幸成功锚爪,比目鱼,侥幸,倒楣
fluke n 1 :
a stroke of luck [
synonym : {
good luck }, {
fluke }, {
good fortune }]
2 :
a barb on a harpoon or arrow 3 :
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor [
synonym :
{
fluke }, {
flue }]
4 :
either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean 5 :
parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host [
synonym : {
fluke }, {
trematode }, {
trematode worm }]
Fluke \
Fluke \ (
fl [=
u ]
k ),
n . [
Cf .
LG .
flunk ,
flunka wing ,
the palm of an anchor ;
perh .
akin to E .
fly .]
1 .
The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground ;
a flook .
See {
Anchor }.
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
One of the lobes of a whale '
s tail ,
so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (
called a scratch in the United States );
hence ,
any accidental or unexpected advantage ;
as ,
he won by a fluke . [
Cant ,
Eng .]
--
A .
Trollope .
[
1913 Webster ]
Fluke \
Fluke \ (
fl [=
u ]
k or fl [=
oo ]
k ),
n . [
Cf .
AS .
fl [=
o ]
c a kind of flatfish ,
Icel .
fl [=
o ]
ki a kind of halibut .]
1 . (
Zool .)
The European flounder .
See {
Flounder }. [
Written also {
fleuk }, {
flook },
and {
flowk }.]
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
Any American flounder of the genus {
Paralichthys },
especially {
Paralicthys dentatus },
found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays . --
RHUD [
PJC ]
3 . (
Zool .)
A parasitic trematode worm of several species ,
having a flat ,
lanceolate body and two suckers .
Two species ({
Fasciola hepatica }
and {
Distoma lanceolatum })
are found in the livers of sheep ,
and produce the disease called rot .
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1913 Webster ]
Fluke \
Fluke \,
v .
t . &
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Fluked };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Fluking }.]
To get or score by a fluke ;
as ,
to fluke a play in billiards .
[
Slang ]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
fluke ":
Chilopoda ,
Chordata ,
Echiuroidea ,
Ectoprocta ,
Entoprocta ,
Monoplacophora ,
Nemertinea ,
Phoronidea ,
accident ,
adventure ,
blessing ,
break ,
casualty ,
chance hit ,
contingency ,
contingent ,
fortuity ,
freak accident ,
hap ,
happening ,
happenstance ,
hazard ,
long odds ,
long shot ,
lucky break ,
lucky shot ,
lucky strike ,
run of luck ,
serendipity ,
streak of luck ,
stroke of luck ,
windfall
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