| 单词 | jinx |
| 释义 | jinx (once / 17747 pages) nv If your sister gets a flat tire every single time you ride in her car, she may have good reason to accuse you of being a jinx, or a bringer of bad luck. When your bad luck makes you think there's a jinx on you, you believe that you're cursed. A bad omen — like a black cat — can be called a jinx, or the resulting bad fortune itself might be referred to that way. Jinx is also a verb, meaning "to subject to bad luck." In the 17th century the word was jyng, which also meant a bird called a "wryneck," used in witchcraft. WORD FAMILYjinx: jinxed, jinxes, jinxing USAGE EXAMPLESThe creators of HBO documentary The Jinx turn their attention to corruption in American cities. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Prosecutors say Durst waived his attorney-client privilege over those documents when he allowed "The Jinx" producers to comb through them. Reuters(Dec 21, 2016) As in so many elements connected to the case, “The Jinx” and its director, Andrew Jarecki, crop up. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n an evil spell Syn|Hyper curse, hex, whammy charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell a verbal formula believed to have magical force 2n a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him Syn|Hyper jonah unfortunate, unfortunate person a person who suffers misfortune 3v cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, witch voodoo bewitch by or as if by a voodoo spellplace under a spell becharm, charm control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft 4v foredoom to failure This project is jinxed! Hyper foreordain, predestine, preordain foreordain or determine beforehand |
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