jinx

英 [dʒɪŋks] 美 [dʒɪŋks]

• n. 不祥的人(或物)；巧合
• v. 带来坏运气

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

2. an evil spell;

   "a witch put a curse on his whole family"
   "he put the whammy on me"
   

Verb:

1. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

2. foredoom to failure;

   "This project is jinxed!"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. You had better steer clear of that jinx.
   你最好离那个扫把星远一点儿。
2. There's a jinx on this car: it's always giving me trouble.
   这辆汽车上有什麽妨人的东西，总给我找麻烦。
3. There must be a jinx going this house. Everything's always in a mess.
   这房子一定招了鬼了，什么事都一团糟。

用作动词 (v.)

1. I've been jinxed!
   我一直走背运！
2. I think this computer must be jinxed. It's always breaking down.
   这计算机一定闹鬼了，总出毛病。

词汇搭配

• jinx-hex 克星
• put a jinx on someone 使某人注定失败...
• high jinx 苏格兰古代的一种酒令...

近反义词

【近义词】

• conjuration 戏法
• curse 诅咒
• whammy 晦气
• plague 瘟疫
• gremlin (传说能引起机械故障的)...
• evil eye 有些人具有目视他人而使之...
• spell 拼写
• bad luck 坏运气
• misfortune 不幸
• bugaboo 鬼怪
• hex 施法
• Jonah 约拿
• glamour 魔力
• witch 女巫
• bewitch 蛊惑
• enchant 施魔法