jinx sb/sth
宾语是倒霉的人或事物，而不是好运的来源。
The players were afraid that a magazine cover would jinx the team.
球员们担心登上杂志封面会给他们球队带来厄运。
使倒霉；给…带来厄运；对…下咒
jinxes — third person singular of jinx
（因提及而）使情况变糟；乌鸦嘴；施咒；带来厄运；因提及而导致某事发生,常用于讽刺；因对好事或结果的确定性表达而导致坏结果
To bring bad luck to someone or something, or to put a magic spell on them.
可指迷信中的咒/克，也可泛指带来坏运气。
施咒
To cast a spell on.
带来厄运
To bring bad luck to.
因提及而导致某事发生,常用于讽刺
To cause something to happen by mentioning it. Often used sarcastically.
因对好事或结果的确定性表达而导致坏结果
To cause a bad outcome through verbal expression of certainty about a good situation or result. See knocking on wood, which is supposed to mitigate this effect.
一般现在时
They jinx the project.
他们给项目带来厄运。
一般过去时
She jinxed the game.
她给比赛带来了厄运。
现在完成时
He has jinxed our plan.
他给我们的计划带来了厄运。
规则动词
Don't say that—you'll jinx it!
别那么说——你会把它弄倒霉的！
用法提示：jinx 用作动词，表示说错话会带来厄运。
I jinxed the team when I predicted an easy win.
当我预测轻松获胜时，我给球队带来了厄运。
用法提示：jinxed 是动词过去式，表示过去的行为导致了倒霉的结果。
Stop jinxing the game with your pessimistic comments!
别再用你悲观的话给比赛带来厄运了！
用法提示：jinxing 是现在分词，表示持续的行为可能招致厄运。
宾语是倒霉的人或事物，而不是好运的来源。
The players were afraid that a magazine cover would jinx the team.
球员们担心登上杂志封面会给他们球队带来厄运。
用被动形式描述人或物长期走霉运的状态。
This car seems to be jinxed; it breaks down almost every month.
这辆车好像被诅咒了，几乎每个月都出故障。
it 泛指当前的好事或好结果；常出现在 don't jinx it 这类劝阻中。
Don't talk about our winning streak, or you'll jinx it.
别谈我们的连胜，否则你会把好运说没的。
表示因把话说得太满而给自己招来坏结果。
She announced that she would never lose, and she jinxed herself.
她宣称自己绝不会输，结果一语成谶。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am jinx.
正确表达I am jinxed.
jinx 是动词，表示“我倒霉了/我被诅咒了”时，be 动词后要用过去分词 jinxed 作表语，构成被动或状态；不能直接用原形 jinx。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't say that—you'll jinx!
正确表达Don't say that—you'll jinx it!
jinx 表示“因提及而带来厄运”时是及物动词，后面必须带宾语 it 来指代前面提到的好事或结果；不能像汉语“乌鸦嘴”那样单独使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He jinxed on me.
正确表达He jinxed me.
jinx 是及物动词，直接接宾语 me，不需要加介词 on；汉语“对我施咒”里的“对”不能直译成 on。
curse 语义更重，多指正式的诅咒、强烈的咒骂，或真的降下灾祸；jinx 更口语、带迷信和玩笑色彩，常指因嘴上说破而坏了运气。
hex 专指用巫术、法术加害于人，带民间法术色彩；jinx 不涉及法术仪式，多指言语或巧合带来坏运气。
jinks 与 jinx 同音，但只出现在 high jinks 这一固定说法中，指喧闹嬉戏；不能用它表示“带来厄运”。
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