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词汇 four-leaf clover
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Definition of four-leaf clover in English:

four-leaf clover

(also four-leaved clover)
noun
  • A clover leaf with four lobes, thought to bring good luck.

    四叶荷兰翘摇,幸运草

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ‘lucky bamboo’ plant has been a big seller at $48, as has a real-life four-leaf clover.
    • On the other hand, if you're stocked up with four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and other lucky charms, who knows - you could win big, dwarfing the amount a savings account could have paid you.
    • The largest collection of four-leaf clovers belongs to a man serving a life sentence.
    • I must have had the right four-leaf clover in my flight suit.
    • And a man who previously appeared to have been born under a four-leaf clover while holding a rabbit's foot and a lucky horseshoe simply ran out of good fortune.
    • Lucky charms, such as photos of family, a rabbit's foot, cuddly toys, gems, horseshoes or four-leaf clovers, are popular.
    • From up here the shape is almost like a four-leaf clover.
    • They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds.
    • We hunted four-leaf clovers or scoured the area for insects - candidates for tomorrow's biology session.
    • I rubbed the scratch cards in anticipation of an imminent windfall, and was confronted with a kaleidoscope of shamrocks, lucky horse shoes and four-leaf clovers.
    • We press roses, four-leaf clovers, cards, and notes between the pages of our books.
    • I loved, too, that she put four-leaf clovers in her Bible.
    • All of a sudden, I found five four-leaf clovers.
    • I remembered spending hours looking for a four-leaf clover.
    • ‘I just need to find a four-leaved clover or something to keep hold of,’ he said.
    • And blades of respectable golf grass were as rare as four-leaf clovers.
    • Predicting correctly that somebody will or will not become a successful manager is as likely as delving into a field and coming up clutching a four-leaf clover.
    • If you've lost your four-leaf clover and need a little help, check out this roundup of local St. Pat's festivities.
    • He must have a back garden full of four-leaved clovers.
    • Letters hold surprising enclosures - pressed violets, four-leaf clovers, and the occasional trinket.

Definition of four-leaf clover in US English:

four-leaf clover

(also four-leafed clover)
nounˈfôr ˌlēf ˈˌklōvər
  • A clover leaf with four leaflets, rather than the typical three, thought to bring good luck.

    四叶荷兰翘摇,幸运草

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘I just need to find a four-leaved clover or something to keep hold of,’ he said.
    • And blades of respectable golf grass were as rare as four-leaf clovers.
    • I remembered spending hours looking for a four-leaf clover.
    • All of a sudden, I found five four-leaf clovers.
    • I rubbed the scratch cards in anticipation of an imminent windfall, and was confronted with a kaleidoscope of shamrocks, lucky horse shoes and four-leaf clovers.
    • They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds.
    • We hunted four-leaf clovers or scoured the area for insects - candidates for tomorrow's biology session.
    • Lucky charms, such as photos of family, a rabbit's foot, cuddly toys, gems, horseshoes or four-leaf clovers, are popular.
    • Predicting correctly that somebody will or will not become a successful manager is as likely as delving into a field and coming up clutching a four-leaf clover.
    • He must have a back garden full of four-leaved clovers.
    • I must have had the right four-leaf clover in my flight suit.
    • If you've lost your four-leaf clover and need a little help, check out this roundup of local St. Pat's festivities.
    • And a man who previously appeared to have been born under a four-leaf clover while holding a rabbit's foot and a lucky horseshoe simply ran out of good fortune.
    • The largest collection of four-leaf clovers belongs to a man serving a life sentence.
    • On the other hand, if you're stocked up with four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and other lucky charms, who knows - you could win big, dwarfing the amount a savings account could have paid you.
    • We press roses, four-leaf clovers, cards, and notes between the pages of our books.
    • From up here the shape is almost like a four-leaf clover.
    • Letters hold surprising enclosures - pressed violets, four-leaf clovers, and the occasional trinket.
    • The ‘lucky bamboo’ plant has been a big seller at $48, as has a real-life four-leaf clover.
    • I loved, too, that she put four-leaf clovers in her Bible.
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