习语主题: 天气

lightning never strikes twice

/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˌnevə ˌstraɪks ˈtwaɪs/NEUTRAL · C1

中文对应

没有直接对应的说法

字面意思: «闪电从不劈两次»

含义

the same bad luck is unlikely to happen again

同样的倒霉事不太会再发生.

例句

1Our last camping trip was ruined by a broken tent, but lightning never strikes twice, so let's go again.
2Tom broke his arm skiing last winter, yet he's going back, convinced that lightning never strikes twice.
3Relax — your laptop crashed during your last presentation, but lightning never strikes twice.
4Do you really believe lightning never strikes twice? My flight has been cancelled two years running.
5We were burgled in May, and Mum insists lightning never strikes twice, yet she's bought an alarm anyway.

语法

固定说法，作完整分句使用，常在 that 之后。strikes 保持一般现在时。较长的形式在 twice 前加 in the same place。

意思相近

it never rains but it pours

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