Word · Frequency #46567
hoodoo
胡毒（北美非裔的民间巫术）；美国黑人民间巫术
核心释义
A system of folk magic and spiritual practices created by enslaved Africans in North America and kept hidden from slave-owners, based on traditional African beliefs.
- 1.
北美被奴役非洲人基于传统非洲信仰创造并瞒过奴隶主的一套精神实践和传统。
A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- 2.
从干旱盆地和劣地底部突出的细长石柱。
A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
（干旱地区的）细长岩柱；岩塔；石柱；北美被奴役非洲人基于传统非洲信仰创造并瞒过奴隶主的一套精神实践和传统。；从干旱盆地和劣地底部突出的细长石柱。；不祥之物
用法In use
Some people believe that a black cat crossing your path is a hoodoo.
用法提示：名词，意为‘不祥之物’，指被认为会带来厄运的事物。
The old house had a reputation as a hoodoo, and no one wanted to live there.
用法提示：名词，意为‘不祥之物’，用来描述被认为带来厄运的地方。
He thought the broken mirror was a hoodoo that would bring seven years of bad luck.
用法提示：名词，意为‘不祥之物’，指被认为会招致厄运的具体物品。
a hoodoo of [noun]
地质学术语，指风蚀形成的奇形岩柱。
The desert landscape is dotted with hoodoos of sandstone.
沙漠景观中点缀着砂岩风蚀柱。
be a hoodoo
指伏都教巫师，带有迷信色彩。
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语法说明Grammar Note
Hoodoo 是可数名词，可指风蚀柱、伏都教巫师或不祥之物。
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