英语词汇“jinx”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Longman Language Activatorwhen someone is always unlucky► unlucky

an unlucky person often has bad things happen to them or things often go wrong by chance for them, not because of bad planning, stupidity, or carelessness: · I don't believe anyone is born lucky or unlucky - life is what you make it.· Val's one of the unluckiest people I know - on Monday her car was stolen and the day after she fell and broke her arm.unlucky with: · He seems to be very unlucky with cars - every time he buys one it always has something wrong with it.unlucky in love: · I've never had a girlfriend more than a couple of months - I guess I'm just unlucky in love.

► with my luck

spoken say with my luck when you think something bad is going to happen to you, and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person: · With my luck all the tickets will be sold by the time we get there.· I thought about buying a gun, but then I thought, with my luck, I'd probably end up shooting myself by accident.

► just my luck

spoken say just my luck when something bad has happened to you and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person: · Married, is he? Just my luck.· Just my luck! The one vacation I take all year, and I have to get sick.

► be jinxed/be a jinx

to be very unlucky, so that everything you do or get involved in seems to go wrong, often in a way that affects other people too: · This is the fifth company she's worked for that's gone bankrupt - she's jinxed.· The way the team kept losing, I was beginning to think I was some kind of a jinx.

an unlucky situation or event► unlucky

an unlucky event happens simply because of bad luck, not because of bad planning, carelessness, stupidity etc: · The car in front braked suddenly and I went straight into it - it was just unlucky.it is unlucky (for somebody) that: · It was unlucky for Steve that the teacher walked in just at that moment.

► unfortunate

unlucky - use this especially about something that causes a lot of harm or problems. Unfortunate is more formal than unlucky: · Quarterback Brady Anderson was injured in an unfortunate collision with one of his team-mates.· The mix-up was the result of a set of unfortunate circumstances.it is unfortunate (for somebody) that: · It was very unfortunate that someone ended up getting hurt.

► unfortunately

because of bad luck - use this when something annoying, unpleasant, or dangerous happens as a result of bad luck: · I would have been here an hour ago, but unfortunately I missed the train.unfortunately for somebody: · They finally cut down those old trees on our street, but unfortunately for us one of them fell on our car.

► as bad luck would have it

use as bad or ill luck would have it when you are describing something unlucky that happened to you as part of a series of events, and that caused you disappointment, inconvenience etc: · We saw some really amazing things, but as ill luck would have it, I'd forgotten my camera.· As bad luck would have it, there was a thick fog the next day and our flight was delayed.

► be bad luck

to happen as a result of bad luck, especially when something bad happens to you that is not your fault: · His medical condition isn't his fault - it's just bad luck.it is bad luck (for somebody) that: · It's bad luck for her that they decided to shut down the company right after she started working there.

► there is a jinx on something/something is jinxed

if you say that there is a jinx on a plan, occasion etc or that it is jinxed , a lot of things go wrong with it without any reason and you think it is because of bad luck: · Three people have quit, we've had computer problems, and now the heating has broken down. There must be a jinx on this office.· It's pouring with rain and the flowers haven't arrived - Lynne's convinced the whole wedding is jinxed.

单词	jinx
释义	jinxjinx /dʒɪŋks/ noun [singular] Word Origin WORD ORIGINjinx Origin: 1900-2000 Perhaps from jynx type of bird used in doing magic (17-19 centuries), from Greek iygx Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Contrary to all that gar-bage about being a jinx, she brought me nothing but good luck. Muttering some vulgar exorcism to avert the jinx, Juron tore the panel open. Now she's waiting for Wimbledon and a chance to beat her second round jinx. They reckon it's a jinx after last night. This weekend they all want to end the January jinx. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen someone is always unlucky► unlucky an unlucky person often has bad things happen to them or things often go wrong by chance for them, not because of bad planning, stupidity, or carelessness: · I don't believe anyone is born lucky or unlucky - life is what you make it.· Val's one of the unluckiest people I know - on Monday her car was stolen and the day after she fell and broke her arm.unlucky with: · He seems to be very unlucky with cars - every time he buys one it always has something wrong with it.unlucky in love: · I've never had a girlfriend more than a couple of months - I guess I'm just unlucky in love. ► with my luck spoken say with my luck when you think something bad is going to happen to you, and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person: · With my luck all the tickets will be sold by the time we get there.· I thought about buying a gun, but then I thought, with my luck, I'd probably end up shooting myself by accident. ► just my luck spoken say just my luck when something bad has happened to you and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person: · Married, is he? Just my luck.· Just my luck! The one vacation I take all year, and I have to get sick. ► be jinxed/be a jinx to be very unlucky, so that everything you do or get involved in seems to go wrong, often in a way that affects other people too: · This is the fifth company she's worked for that's gone bankrupt - she's jinxed.· The way the team kept losing, I was beginning to think I was some kind of a jinx. an unlucky situation or event► unlucky an unlucky event happens simply because of bad luck, not because of bad planning, carelessness, stupidity etc: · The car in front braked suddenly and I went straight into it - it was just unlucky.it is unlucky (for somebody) that: · It was unlucky for Steve that the teacher walked in just at that moment. ► unfortunate unlucky - use this especially about something that causes a lot of harm or problems. Unfortunate is more formal than unlucky: · Quarterback Brady Anderson was injured in an unfortunate collision with one of his team-mates.· The mix-up was the result of a set of unfortunate circumstances.it is unfortunate (for somebody) that: · It was very unfortunate that someone ended up getting hurt. ► unfortunately because of bad luck - use this when something annoying, unpleasant, or dangerous happens as a result of bad luck: · I would have been here an hour ago, but unfortunately I missed the train.unfortunately for somebody: · They finally cut down those old trees on our street, but unfortunately for us one of them fell on our car. ► as bad luck would have it use as bad or ill luck would have it when you are describing something unlucky that happened to you as part of a series of events, and that caused you disappointment, inconvenience etc: · We saw some really amazing things, but as ill luck would have it, I'd forgotten my camera.· As bad luck would have it, there was a thick fog the next day and our flight was delayed. ► be bad luck to happen as a result of bad luck, especially when something bad happens to you that is not your fault: · His medical condition isn't his fault - it's just bad luck.it is bad luck (for somebody) that: · It's bad luck for her that they decided to shut down the company right after she started working there. ► there is a jinx on something/something is jinxed if you say that there is a jinx on a plan, occasion etc or that it is jinxed , a lot of things go wrong with it without any reason and you think it is because of bad luck: · Three people have quit, we've had computer problems, and now the heating has broken down. There must be a jinx on this office.· It's pouring with rain and the flowers haven't arrived - Lynne's convinced the whole wedding is jinxed. someone or something that brings bad luck, or a period of bad luck that results from this: The company had suffered so many disasters that some employees feared a jinx.
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