hoodoo

FREQ #43072

n. 不祥之物 vt. 使倒霉

发音

UK /ˈhuːduː/
US /ˈhudu/
其它 /ˈhʉdʉ/
SCOT /ˈhʉdʉ/

词形变化

hoodoos 复数 hoodoos hoodooed hoodooing hoodoos 三单 hoodooing 现在分词 hoodooed 过去式 hoodooed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A practitioner of voodoo.

    美国 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.

    美国 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.

    可数 不可数 地质
v.
  1. 1.

    To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

voodoo fetish juju fetich

上位词 10

priest tower object charm column voodoo pillar hoodooism vodoun voodooism
动词

上位词 2

be exist

词源

Apparently an alteration of voodoo.

来源：wiktionary