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

• For me personally, I know that life can change in a split second and it's a feeling I had because I like to live in the fast lane. I guess it's fate, but I'm not30 yet, I shouldn't jinx myself!
  就我而言，我知道生命可以随时在一息间改变，所以我总是活在当下，把握每一秒光荫，相信冥冥中有主宰。
• The triumph, in the only sport that matters to most Kiwis, ended a24-year jinx that had seen the All Blacks fail to lift the trophy since the first tournament in1987.
  自从1987年第一次夺冠以来，24年来新西兰队一直与冠军无缘，因此此次夺冠可以说对所有新西兰人来说都是意义重大的。
• If that jinx was not allowed to have a hand in the deal, the Business wouldn't turn out to be such a mess.
  如果不是那个扫帚星插一手，这笔生意也不至于搞的这样糟。
• 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。
• If I tell you, it'll jinx it.
  如果现在我告诉你，就不灵了。
• 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。
• Eg. it was as if there were a jinx on her whole vacation.
  她整个假期过得糟糕透顶，像是有鬼附身似的。
• I think they turned me into a jinx.
  我认为它们把我带进了一个诅咒当中。
• She's said to be a jinx.
  有人说她是扫帚星。
• I don't want to jinx myself, but it'd be nice to score again.
  这2个球不一样，但我都很高兴。希望能再次进球。