单词 | hoodoo |
释义 | hoodoo (once / 18212 pages) 1nv 2n WORD FAMILY hoodoo: hoodooed, hoodooing, hoodooism, hoodoos USAGE EXAMPLESThe hoodoo was named for its shape and became a landmark of the Bryce Canyon landscape. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) Hoodoo is hiring extra employees on top of the 40 to 50 seasonal workers already hired. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) Bachelor and Hoodoo Ski Area had hoped to open by Thanksgiving, but consistently warm, sunny weather this month has melted snow that fell in October. Washington Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1 1n a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers Syn|Hyper fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo charm, good luck charm something believed to bring good luck 2n something believed to bring bad luck Hyper object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow 3n a practitioner of voodoo Hyper hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities non-Christian priest, priesta person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion 4v bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune 2Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) n (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock a tall sandstone hoodoo Hyper column, pillar, tower anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower |
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