Jonah

(noun.) a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale.

(noun.) a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.

(noun.) (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land.

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• Solomon and Jane would have been sorry to be quick: what that led to might be seen on the other side of the wall in the person of Brother Jonah. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I will call him, if you will let me call Mr. Jonah and others with him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Mr. Jonah Featherstone and young Cranch are sleeping here. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• It's a poor tale how luck goes in the world, said Jonah. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Jonah was disobedient, and of a fault-finding, complaining disposition, and deserves to be lightly spoken of, almost. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• In that morning my soul grew as fast as Jonah's gourd. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• A kind of Jonah, sir! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• But here Mr. Jonah Featherstone made himself heard. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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