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
He is with someone right now. Would you hold?
他现在在会客。你可以稍等吗？
Do you have some change?
你有零钱吗？
living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
如今，不宣而战的侵略、战争、虚伪、诈骗、无政府状态以及即将临头的毁灭成了我们日常生活的一部分，我们都希望有一个赖以生存的行为准则。