" You know what it's like, Hagrid told us, nobody wants the job; they say it's jinxed."
“你知道是怎么回事,海格告诉过我们,谁也不愿意接这个活儿,他们说这份工作中了恶咒。”
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And if we walk you in, your marriage will be jinxed.
如果我陪你走进礼堂 你的婚姻会不幸的。
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She'd jinxed herself, thrown her gauntlet before God. Soon after, Maria told me her father had a new job in Wyoming. " Mom says your mother should take over, " Maria said.
The superstition can also be referenced when talking about a future event with too much confidence. A statement such as "We're sure to win the contest!" can be seen as a jinx because it tempts fate, thereby bringing bad luck. The event itself is referred to as "jinxed".