| 词组 | mojo |
| 释义 | mojo Theme: DRUGS n. heroin; morphine; cannabis.This mojo is no good.Why don't you try to kick the mojo? Theme: DRUGS - USER n. a narcotics addict.These mojos will rob you blind if you don't keep an eye on them.Bruno's no mojo, and if he was nobody'd mention it. mojo noun 1 a spell, magic US, 1926. 2 sexuality, libido, sexual attraction. The song 'Got My Mojo Working' was sung on stage by Ann Cole in 1956 – the lyric continues: 'but it just won't work on you'. In 1971, The Doors released a song entitled 'Mr Mojo Risin'; the title serves as an anagram for the singer Jim Morrison and as an advertisement for his dangerous sexuality. This meaning, however, was not widely appreciated before the second Austin Powers film opened in 1999, but it caught on quickly thereafter US, 1999. 3 hard drugs, especially powdered drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine. From the sense 'a kind of magic'; first recorded in this sense as is 'morphine' US, 1935. 4 an early version of the fax machine. Very slow, very cumbersome, but for its day a great advance, almost 'magical', hence the term. Popularised by Hunter S. Thompson's writings US, 1990 lose (one's) mojoTo lose one's confidence, energy, or enthusiasm, especially coinciding with a decline in one's success. After his last book didn't sell very well, it just seems like Jack has lost his mojo. Ever since my divorce, I feel like I've lost my mojo with single men. get (one's) mojo backTo regain one's confidence, energy, or enthusiasm, especially coinciding with a resurgence in one's success. With his latest book, it's clear that the renowned author has finally gotten his mojo back. It's been a couple of years since my divorce, and I'm ready to start getting my mojo back in the dating scene. on the mojoslang Currently using, intoxicated by, or addicted to hard opiates, especially heroin or morphine. I assumed he was on the mojo because the glassy, vacant look in his eyes. You can tell Tara's back on the mojo again—she's been looking really sick and out of it lately. lose your mojoIf someone loses their mojo, they become less successful, happy, or energetic. The singer has long ago lost his mojo. Note: Mojo is used in many other structures to mean the state of being successful, happy, and energetic. `I've got my mojo back,' Nolan said yesterday. How can I get my mojo working again and convince the women in my life that I'm still attractive? Note: The word `mojo' is from an African-American dialect and it refers to witchcraft or magic. mojo(ˈmodʒo)1. n. magic or spells. (Assumed to originate with African slaves. Very old.) The old lady was said to possess powerful “mojo” which the others feared her for. 2. n. power; charisma. She seemed to radiate a penetrating mojo that made her easy to deal with. 3. n. sex appeal; sex drive. Man, does he have mojo to spare! 4. n. heroin; morphine; cannabis. (see also on the mojo.) Why don’t you try to kick the mojo? 5. n. a narcotics addict. (Drugs.) These mojos will rob you blind if you don’t keep an eye on them. on the mojo(...ˈmodʒo) mod. addicted to morphine; using morphine. (see also mojo.) How long you been on the mojo? |
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