hex sb/sth
及物动词，直接跟宾语；过去式和过去分词均为 hexed。
The old woman was said to hex anyone who crossed her.
据说那个老妇人会给任何冒犯她的人施咒。
施咒(尤指恶咒),使着魔；施魔法；[计] 十六进制
To cast an evil spell on (someone), to bewitch.
施咒(尤指恶咒),使着魔
To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.
一般现在时
She hexes her opponents with a curse.
她用诅咒对对手施魔法。
一般过去时
The witch hexed the village last night.
昨晚女巫对村庄施了魔法。
现在完成时
He has hexed the computer to malfunction.
他施法让电脑出故障了。
动词'hex'意为'施魔法于'，是规则动词。
The old witch hexed the farmer's crops, causing them to wither.
老巫婆对农民的庄稼施了魔法，导致它们枯萎了。
用法提示：使用过去式 hexed，表示施魔法于某物
In the movie, the villain is hexing everyone who crosses his path.
电影中，反派正在对他遇到的每个人施魔法。
用法提示：使用现在分词 hexing，表示正在施魔法
She believes her neighbor hexes her cat every night.
她相信邻居每晚都对她的猫施魔法。
用法提示：使用第三人称单数 hexes，表示习惯性施魔法
及物动词，直接跟宾语；过去式和过去分词均为 hexed。
The old woman was said to hex anyone who crossed her.
据说那个老妇人会给任何冒犯她的人施咒。
用介词 with 引出施咒所借助的手段，如诅咒、咒语。
They believed the witch had hexed the village with a curse.
他们相信那个女巫用咒语给村庄施了咒。
被动结构，表示“被施咒”；by 引出施咒者。
The house was hexed by an angry spirit, according to the legend.
根据传说，那座房子被一个愤怒的幽灵施了咒。
grammar · medium
易错句子The prince was hexing by the witch.
正确表达The prince was hexed by the witch.
被动语态必须用过去分词 hexed，不能用现在分词 hexing；这里表示王子被人施了咒。
grammar · medium
易错句子The witch hexed on the prince.
正确表达The witch hexed the prince.
hex 是及物动词，后面直接跟被施咒的对象，不需要介词 on；汉语“对……施咒”不能逐字译成 hex on。
grammar · medium
易错句子He felt hex after touching the old doll.
正确表达He felt hexed after touching the old doll.
hex 是动词，表示“被施咒的”状态时要用过去分词 hexed 作表语；单独用 hex 作形容词不符合英语用法。
curse 泛指诅咒、咒骂，既可指口头发泄或祈求降祸，也可指魔法诅咒，范围更广；hex 专指用巫术施恶咒，民间巫术色彩更浓，通常带明确恶意。
jinx 多指因一句话或举动带来霉运、不祥，语气较轻，常带口语或戏谑色彩；hex 指实打实地施恶咒，巫术意味和恶意都更重。
bewitch 指施魔法迷惑，也常引申为使者迷、倾倒，不一定含恶意；hex 只指施恶咒，通常带恶意和巫术色彩，不用于“着迷”这类正面引申。
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