jinx

英 [dʒɪŋks]

美 [dʒɪŋks]

n.  厄运; 霉运; 不祥之人(或物)
v.  <非正>把厄运带给，使倒霉

过去分词：jinxed　过去式：jinxed　现在分词：jinxing　第三人称单数：jinxes　

BNC.34144 / COCA.29258

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倒霉蛋；扫把星；不祥的人（或物）
  You can call something or someone that is considered to be unlucky or to bring bad luck ajinx.
  1. He was beginning to think he was a jinx.
     他开始认为自己是个倒霉蛋。

英英释义

noun

• an evil spell
  1. a witch put a curse on his whole family
  2. he put the whammy on me
  Synonym:hexcursewhammy
• a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
  Synonym:jonah

verb

• foredoom to failure
  1. This project is jinxed!
• cast a spell over someone or something
  Synonym:hexbewitchglamourwitchenchant

双语例句

• If I tell you, it'll jinx it.
  如果现在我告诉你，就不灵了。
• She's said to be a jinx.
  有人说她是扫帚星。
• The jinx hit the middle Death Eater in the chest: For a moment the man was absurdly spread-eagled in midair as though he had hit an invisible barrier: One of his fellows almost collided with him
  魔咒击中了中间那个食死徒的胸口，顿时，那人怪模怪样地张开四肢悬在空中，就像撞上了一道看不见的屏障，他的一个伙伴差点撞在他身上
• The only jinx that follows anyone is a fear thought repeated over and over in the mind.
  唯一尾随你的噩运只是你意识中不断重复的一种畏惧的想法。
• One way to jinx someone is to say something unlucky, like you just said.
  你刚才说：You'lljinxme，意思是你认为我说“这次你可别考砸了”，这句话不吉利，会让你倒霉。
• Eg: I think this watch is a jinx to me.
  看来这块手表给我带来坏运气。
• When Bradley Wiggins goes for gold tomorrow afternoon in the men's cycling time trial the Tour de France champion could be forgiven for checking the crowd nervously for the face of the prime minister, who is starting to get a reputation as a bit of a jinx.
  如果环法自行车赛冠军布拉德利威金斯在争夺男子公路自行车个人计时赛的赛场上，紧张地环顾人群，看首相卡梅伦有没有来观战，那我们一定要原谅他，因为卡梅伦首相已开始被誉为奥运扫帚星。
• A few years back, Si went looking forstatistical proof or disproof of the jinx.
  早在几年之前，SI便开始为《体育画报》的厄运寻找统计证据或者反证。
• Doesn't he know that army is a jinx?
  难道他不知军队是不祥之物吗？
• I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car.
  我看这辆汽车是闹鬼了。