jinx
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/dʒɪŋks/
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/dʒɪŋks/
To cause something bad to happen, often by saying something positive about it.
Don't talk about the good things happening, you might jinx it.
不要談論正在發生的好事,你可能会招致厄運。
A person or thing believed to bring bad luck.
The team thinks the new player is a jinx because they've been losing since he joined.
球隊認為新加入的球員是個倒霉鬼,因為他加入後球隊一直在輸。