serendipitous

1. ADJ-GRADED 偶然发生的;有意外收获的
   A serendipitous event is one that is not planned but has a good result.
   1. ...a serendipitous discovery.
      一个偶然幸运的发现

1. Needless to say, serendipitous meetings in the elevator require being in a corporate headquarters, not in your pajamas at home.
   当然，电梯里的不期而遇需要发生在公司总部的办公室，而不是穿着睡衣在家中时。
2. I like the idea of serendipitous broadcasting.
   我喜欢“不经意式广播”这个主意。
3. He calls it serendipitous broadcasting:'You don't need to grab a bag filled with stuff. You've got what you need on your belt, in your purse, or in your pocket. '
   他将此称为“不经意式广播”，你无需将包塞得满满当当，你的腰带上、手提袋中或是衣袋中就能装下你需要的一切。
4. Whether the lore of the sandwich is fact or fiction, there's no denying that even the most serendipitous invention can have big repercussions.
   不管三明治的这个传说是真是假，但是不可否认，即使最偶然的发明，也可以产生巨大的影响。
5. All the mistakes are yours to make, the serendipitous discoveries to enjoy, and the insights to savor.
   犯自己的错误，欣赏偶然的发现，品味自己的领悟。
6. The leaked memo said the habit has slowed the firm down and made it harder to have serendipitous meetings that can give birth to new ideas.
   那份泄漏的备忘录中提到，这种工作习惯已经拖延了公司发展的进程，而且如果想随时召开能够催生新点子的会议，难度会更大。
7. One morning last week, I savored one of those serendipitous moments that no gardener can ever plan for: the deep blue-black salvia flowers mingling with the pure white bean blossoms.
   上周的某个早晨，我体会到了任何园丁都可遇而不可求的一个时刻：深蓝与黑色相间的鼠尾草花与菜豆的纯白色花朵交相辉映，美不胜收。
8. Genuine innovations are often serendipitous and rudely challenge the established order.
   真正的创新，往往来自偶然的发现，而且强烈地挑战现有秩序。
9. "A lot of serendipitous stuff came into play," Wicker says.
   “这其中有很多的运气成分，”威克尔表示。
10. People recall the peaks, gloss over the troughs, and are influenced by recent events, including sunshine and serendipitous dimes.
    人们回想起巅峰时期，抹平生活的低谷，而且还会受到最近事件的影响，例如明媚的阳光和意外拾获的硬币。
11. Everybody who comes to Davos has at least one serendipitous encounter while out and about.
    每一位与会者在达沃斯外出活动的时候都至少会有那么一次巧遇。
12. "That's when we made the serendipitous discovery that there is a danger zone for the cells exposed to antioxidants to develop genetic abnormalities that predispose to cancer," he said.
    “那时我们偶然发现，有一块危险区域，细胞可接触抗氧化剂，引起基因变异，从而使人易患癌症。”他说。
13. Unfortunately, as many of us are all too aware, gaining such media coverage is often serendipitous and can be dependent upon factors beyond our control.
    不幸的是，我们多数人都知道，获得媒体的报导的机会充满偶然而且不能由我们来决定和控制。
14. Venus, planet of love and romance took a very dramatic shift last week, moving from a very competitive and into a very serendipitous part of your chart.
    上周爱与浪漫的金星从你星图中充满竞争的领域戏剧性地移动至遍布意外的空间。
15. Strategic networking prepares us for serendipitous moments.
    战略性人际交往让我们为不时之需做好准备。
16. Innovation often comes through serendipitous meetings, so tech clusters need places for unexpected encounters.
    创意常常出现在偶然的聚会中，因此科技产业集群需要有供偶遇发生的地方。
17. Some transfers are more serendipitous.
    其它一些转移则更为凑巧。
18. The long, bumpy and sometimes serendipitous road to its successful development is a classic example of the vagaries of technological innovation.
    通往成功的研发之路漫长而崎岖，有时靠的是灵光一现，这是技术创新难以预测的一个经典案例。
19. The serendipitous discoveries of quasar and pulsar are closely related to the technology of aperture synthesis radio telescope.
    类星体、脉冲星的意外发现都与综合孔径望远镜技术紧密联系。

adj

1. lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries