hex
hex — 名詞
- hexsingular
- hexesplural
1. a magic spell that is believed to bring bad luck, illness, or trouble to a speci
詛咒；巫術
以巫術施加的厄運或災禍
a magic spell that is believed to bring bad luck, illness, or trouble to a specific person or thing.
The old farmer believed a hex had been placed on his land after the storm.
那位老農夫相信，有人在自家土地上施了詛咒，才會發生暴風雨。
collocation: placed a hex on [something]
Liam laughed off the hex, saying he did not believe in magic or witchcraft.
Liam 對那個詛咒一笑置之，說自己根本不相信魔法或巫術。
According to legend, a hex was put on the abandoned mansion over a century ago.
根據傳說，那座廢棄的大宅在一百多年前就被人下了詛咒。
passive: a hex was put on [something]
Some fans think their team is under a hex since losing their best player.
有些球迷認為，自從球隊失去最佳球員之後，就一直厄運纏身。
collocation: under a hex
- put a hex on
- cast a hex
- place a hex on
- under a hex
- remove a hex
- break a hex
文法句型
put a hex on + object
under a hex
a hex on + object
用法筆記
Often used in the fixed phrase 'put a hex on someone/something.' Typically found in stories about witchcraft, superstition, or folk magic rather than in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
hex — 動詞
- hexpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hexes3rd person singular
- hexing-ing form
- hexedpast simple
1. to use magic in an attempt to bring bad luck or harm to someone or something.
施咒；詛咒
對某人或某物施加厄運魔法
to use magic in an attempt to bring bad luck or harm to someone or something.
Esteban's grandmother warned him that trying to hex others only brings trouble.
Esteban 的祖母告誡他，試圖對他人施咒只會給自己惹麻煩。
verb pattern: hex + object (a person)
The villagers believed a witch had hexed their crops after the drought killed everything.
村民們相信，乾旱讓所有作物枯死，是因為有女巫對他們的農田下了詛咒。
Noa joked that his laptop was hexed because it crashed every time he opened a file.
Noa 開玩笑地說，他的筆記型電腦一定被詛咒了，每次打開檔案都會當機。
passive: [thing] was hexed
In the story, a jealous fairy hexed the prince and turned him into a bird.
故事裡，一個嫉妒的仙子對王子施了咒語，把他變成一隻鳥。
verb pattern: hex + object + consequence
- hex someone
- hex something
- get hexed
- feel hexed
文法句型
hex + object
be hexed by + object
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive form ('be hexed') to describe someone or something that seems to suffer from constant bad luck. The active form ('hex someone') is more common in stories about witchcraft.
常見錯誤
hex — 形容詞
- hexpositive
- hexercomparative
- hexestsuperlative
1. used as a shorter form of hexagonal, describing a flat shape that has six straig
六邊形的
具有六個等長直邊的
used as a shorter form of hexagonal, describing a flat shape that has six straight sides, typically of equal length.
The table had a hex shape with six sides and six corners of equal size.
那張桌子是六邊形，有六條邊和六個等長的角。
collocation: hex shape
Bilal bought a set of hex bolts and matching nuts from the hardware store.
Bilal 在五金行買了一組六角螺栓和配套的螺帽。
collocation: hex bolts / hex nuts
The bathroom floor was covered in small hex tiles that formed a honeycomb pattern.
浴室的磁磚地板鋪滿了小小的六角磚，形成蜂巢狀的圖案。
collocation: hex tiles
A hex wrench is needed to tighten the screws that hold the shelf together.
你需要一把六角扳手才能鎖緊書架上的螺絲。
collocation: hex wrench
- hex nut
- hex bolt
- hex shape
- hex tile
- hex grid
- hexagonal
the full, more formal form of the word
文法句型
hex + noun (shape, nut, bolt, tile)
用法筆記
This is an abbreviation of 'hexagonal' and is used mainly in technical or informal engineering contexts, such as 'hex nut' (a six-sided nut for a bolt) or 'hex tile' (a floor tile shaped like a hexagon).
2. an abbreviated form of hexadecimal; describing a number system that uses 16 as i
十六進位的
基數16，使用0-9和A-F的數字系統
an abbreviated form of hexadecimal; describing a number system that uses 16 as its base instead of 10, with the digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.
In coding class, Omar learned to write hex colour codes like #FF5733 for web pages.
在程式設計課上，Omar 學會了像 #FF5733 這樣的十六進位顏色碼，用來設計網頁。
collocation: hex colour code
The programmer explained that hex numbers use digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.
工程師解釋說，十六進位數字使用 0 到 9 以及字母 A 到 F。
collocation: hex number
Each hex digit can represent sixteen possible values instead of just ten.
每個十六進位數字可以表示十六種數值，而不只是十種。
The error message showed a long hex string that the developer had to decode.
錯誤訊息顯示了一長串十六進位代碼，工程師必須解讀這些內容。
collocation: hex string
- hex code
- hex value
- hex number
- hex colour
- hex string
- hex format
- hexadecimal
the full, more formal term
文法句型
hex + noun (code, number, value, colour)
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in computing and programming contexts. Common in colour coding for web design, memory addressing, and low-level programming. The full form 'hexadecimal' is more formal.
常見錯誤
hex — 縮寫
1. a short written form of the word hexagon; a flat shape with six straight sides.
六邊形
六邊形的縮寫，六個邊的平面形狀
a short written form of the word hexagon; a flat shape with six straight sides.
The road sign had a red hex shape with the word STOP printed inside.
那面道路標誌是紅色的六邊形，裡面印著 STOP 字樣。
For the art project, Dewi cut a large hex from cardboard and painted it blue.
在美術作業中，Dewi 從厚紙板上剪下一個大六邊形，塗成藍色。
abbreviation used as a noun: a hex
The maths teacher asked the class to find the area of a regular hex.
數學老師要求全班計算一個正六邊形的面積。
The company logo was a blue hex with a white star placed in the centre.
公司的商標是一個藍色六邊形，中央有一顆白色的星星。
- hexagon
the full form of the word
用法筆記
Used mainly in technical drawings, geometry notes, or informal contexts where 'hexagon' is shortened. In geometry problems, it is often written as 'hex.' with a period.
同根字
- hexagon名詞B2
- hexagonal形容詞B2
- hexadecimal形容詞C1
- hexagram名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- put a hex on
- under a hex
- cast a hex
- break a hex
介系詞搭配
- hex on
- hex upon