jinx

常見例句

A few years back, SI went looking forstatistical proof or disproof of the jinx.
早在幾年之前，SI便開始為《體育畫報》的厄運(yùn)尋找統(tǒng)計(jì)證據(jù)或者反證。
Are these spooky coincidences or is Brown cursed by some sort of cosmic jinx, like Hurley in Lost or the cast of the Superman films?
這些究竟是詭異的巧合還是厄運(yùn)的詛咒？
In sports, they talk about the Sports Illustrated jinx: the mysterious slump that happens when an athlete makes it onto the magazine's cover.
在體育界，人們一直對美國《體育畫報》（Sports Illustrated ）厄運(yùn)津津樂道：運(yùn)動員一旦登上了這本雜志的封面，馬上就會匪夷所思地陷入低谷。

That made me secure after that, and I didn't really worry about the sophomore jinx.
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Our covers over the years have turned out to be pretty good flags, despite the legend that such magazine prominence is a jinx.
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