jonah

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

Translation

n. 約拿書,約拿(先知),帶來不幸
Word Forms
複數jonahs

Example Sentences

to be a jonah

成爲厄運之星

to feel like a jonah

感覺自己是個厄運之星

to avoid being a jonah

避免成爲厄運之星

to think someone is a jonah

認爲某人是厄運之星

to have a jonah on the team

團隊中有厄運之星

to be considered a jonah

被認爲是厄運之星

to believe in the jonah curse

相信厄運之星的詛咒

to shake off the jonah label

擺脫厄運之星的標籤

Real-world Examples

They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah.

他們摧毀了約拿墓。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2017 Collection

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

然後上帝吩咐魚把約拿吐到旱地上。

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關於一個名叫詹姆斯· 巴特利(James Bartley) 的人的故事, 又名“ 現代約拿” 。

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

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