jonah

[US]/ˈdʒəunə/
[UK]/ˈdʒonə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 约拿书,约拿(先知),带来不幸
Word Forms
复数jonahs

Example Sentences

to be a jonah

成为厄运之星

to feel like a jonah

感觉自己是个厄运之星

to avoid being a jonah

避免成为厄运之星

to think someone is a jonah

认为某人是厄运之星

to have a jonah on the team

团队中有厄运之星

to be considered a jonah

被认为是厄运之星

to believe in the jonah curse

相信厄运之星的诅咒

to shake off the jonah label

摆脱厄运之星的标签

Real-world Examples

They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah.

他们摧毁了约拿墓。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2017 Collection

Then God told the fish to spit Jonah onto dry land.

然后上帝吩咐鱼把约拿吐到旱地上。

Source: Beginner's Bible

The most famous story that hasn’t absolutely, completely, been debunked is the tale of a man called James Bartley, aka, the “Modern Jonah.”

最著名但尚未完全被揭穿的故事是关于一个名叫詹姆斯· 巴特利(James Bartley) 的人的故事, 又名“ 现代约拿” 。

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

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