jinx

常见例句

A few years back, SI went looking forstatistical proof or disproof of the jinx.
早在几年之前，SI便开始为《体育画报》的厄运寻找统计证据或者反证。
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?
这些究竟是诡异的巧合还是厄运的诅咒？
In sports, they talk about the Sports Illustrated jinx: the mysterious slump that happens when an athlete makes it onto the magazine's cover.
在体育界，人们一直对美国《体育画报》（Sports Illustrated ）厄运津津乐道：运动员一旦登上了这本杂志的封面，马上就会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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