Hoodoo
n. 不祥之物\\nvt. 使倒霉
📖 牛津释义
hoodoo
n (pl ~s) (esp US) ~ (on sb/sth) person or thing that brings or causes bad luck; jinx 带来厄运的人或物; 不祥的人或物
My car seems to have a hoodoo on it it keeps breaking down. 我的汽车好像中了邪了--老是出故障. hoodoo, v [Tn]
(esp US infml 口) make (sb) unlucky 使（某人）倒霉.
🗣️ 情景例句
If I wake up late, it throws out my whole routine.
如果我晚起了，我的整个日常计划就会都被打乱。
Who can best handle the problem?
谁能将那问题处理得最好？
But the first people who were like ourselves lived so long ago that even their sagas, if they had any, are forgotten.
但是，和我们相似的原始人生活的年代太久远了，因此，有关他们的传说既使有如今也失传了。