the evil eye
alookthat someone gives otherpeoplethat isbelievedto have thepowertoinjureorharmthem
（能伤人的）恶毒眼光Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- bezoar
- black magic
- conjure
- escapology
- evil
- hex
- hocus-pocus
- hoodoo
- magically
- mugwort
- mystic
- mystical
- pentagram
- potion
- white magic
- witchcraft
- wizardry
- God pity me, the evil eye is on her, said an Arab.
- No, you needn't point your middle finger at me so, to ward off the evil eye.
- Nothing could satisfy him but that they were bewitched, and he was resolved to find out the person who had cast the evil eye on his oxen.
- That girl has the evil eye.
Examplesofthe evil eye
the evil eye
Bad ones are classed as theevileye, fright and bad air among others.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Various reasons given for this include the fact that the details specify personal details, prominent display may invite jealousy or fears of theevileye.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This role reversal was intended to avoid the attraction of theevileye.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It also has a large dark spot on both sides, which is used to flash anevileyeif danger approaches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first drops are the most important and the number of drops that dissolve in water indicate the strength of theevileye.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A mystical orientation was often represented, for example, in the form of the "evileye" as the cause of the disease.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A general factor present in all explanations was that the person with theevileyewas usually unaware and caused harm unintentionally.
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Something to remember: theevileyeis an excellent proof of the contention that envy and hostility always lurk behind love.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A further example of good versus evil is represented by the 'evileye', a curse or evil power causing illness.
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We are now going to bring back the old days of theevileye.
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To a chauffeur that was the worst disaster that could happen and by giving the child that name he hoped for ever to avert theevileye.
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If they did not get theevileye, patients who told their doctors that they had been to a chiropractor or osteopath would certainly receive a ticking off.
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It was known as a witch-brooch by people using it to save children from theevileye.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This verse presents the opposite stating that anevileyeplunges one into darkness.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theevileyewas both an expression for jealousy and for stinginess.
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- a blaze of something
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- able-bodied
- able-bodied people
- able-bodied person
- abled
- ableism
- ableist
- able seaman
- able-seaman
- a blessing in disguise
- a-blessing-in-disguise
- a blinding flash
- a-blinding-flash
- a blitz on something
- a blitz on sth
- boosterism
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- boosting
- boost phase
- boot