jinx /dʒɪŋks/ n. | vt.I n. 1. 不祥的人(或物)，凶煞 It was as if there were a jinx on her whole vacation. 她整个假期过得糟糕透顶，像是有鬼附身似的。 2. 厄运，凶咎 II vt. 使倒霉(或失败、遭殃)，把坏运气带给 Let's not say anything more or we'll jinx it. 可别再说啦，否则我们会把事情弄糟的。 He seemed jinxed from the start. 他好像一开始就倒了霉。 [< ? NL Jynx, 蚁的属名 < Gr iunx wryneck, 施巫术时要用此种鸟]