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

• 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。
• She is a jinx, every time I met her I lost money.
  她是个倒运鬼，我每次碰见她都要输钱的。
• Shes said to be a jinx, who would bring bad luck to whoever she marries.
  有人说那个女人是个扫帚星，谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。
• 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。
• I think they turned me into a jinx.
  我认为它们把我带进了一个诅咒当中。
• Don't jinx it! The game is not over yet.
  话别说得太早！比赛还没结束呢。
• 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。
• If I tell you, it'll jinx it.
  如果现在我告诉你，就不灵了。
• 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。