hit the jackpot
中大奖
讲解:
the jackpot指的是像吃角子老虎或乐透彩券等赌博游戏的最大奖,hit the jackpot表示中了这种大奖,可以引申为 “得到意想不到的好运”。
例句:
When Jonathan got a call telling him that their second GIFT attempt was successful and that his wife was at long last pregnant, he was incredulous: "I couldn't believe that after five years we had finally hit the jackpot."(出自:TIME,Sept. 30,1991,p. 56)
强纳森接到一通电话,告诉他说受精卵移植术成功,他太太最后终于怀孕了。他不敢置信地说:“我不敢相信经过五年后我们终于中大奖了。”