hoodoo
翻译
巫毒教, 霉运, 岩柱
例句
Some people believe in hoodoo and magic.
有些人相信巫毒教和魔法。
That player seems to be a hoodoo for our team.
那名球员似乎是我们队的克星。
We saw amazing hoodoos in the desert.
我们在沙漠中看到了奇妙的岩柱。
语法模式
((uncountable)) hoodoo 一种民间魔法 Some people believe in hoodoo and magic.
((a)) hoodoo (霉运) 带来霉运的人或物 That player seems to be a hoodoo for our team.
((a)) hoodoo (岩石) 一种高而细的岩柱 We saw amazing hoodoos in the desert.
近义词
同义词: jinx (厄运), curse (诅咒), spire (尖顶), pinnacle (顶峰)
词源
是“voodoo”(巫毒教)一词的变体。
记忆技巧
想象一块形状像“兜帽”(hood)的奇怪岩石(hoodoo),人们相信它会带来厄运(hoodoo)。