"flukes" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈfɫuks

FLOOKS

UK

flˈuːks

f-LOO-kss

释义

'Flukes' can mean lucky or unlikely events, the tail fins of some animals like whales, or flatworm parasites. It is most often used for luck or chance.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈfɫuks

英式英语

flˈuːks

简化发音

美式

FLOOKS

英式

f-LOO-kss

语境中听

Winning the lottery was one of those flukes you can never plan for.

Some scientists study the flukes of whales to learn more about how they swim.

Livestock can get sick from eating grass with flukes in it.

Those goals were real flukes—nobody expected them to happen!