nemesis

英 [ˈneməsɪs]

美 [ˈneməsɪs]

n.  报应; 应得的惩罚; 不可避免的失败

GRE

BNC.24549 / COCA.15405

牛津词典

noun

• 报应；应得的惩罚；不可避免的失败
  punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 天谴;报应
  Thenemesisof a person or thing is a situation, event, or person which causes them to be seriously harmed, especially as a punishment.
  1. He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis...
     他认为艾滋病是对我们所有人的惩罚。
  2. Yet the imminent crisis in its balance of payments may be the President's nemesis.
     不过迫近的国际收支平衡危机也许是对总统的报应。

英英释义

noun

• something causing misery or death
  1. the bane of my life
  Synonym:banecursescourge

双语例句

• The academic foundation of the criminal record institution is the inherent unification of Nemesis foundation and utilitarian target.
  前科制度的理论根据是报应根据和功利目标的内在统一。
• Now I know what you're thinking, but I'm no hero. ( Laughter) I carried my payload back downstairs where I met my nemesis and the precious dog by the front door.
  我知道你在想什么，我算不上英雄。（笑声）我带着分给我的任务下楼，在前门遇见那位早我五秒的先生和他救出的那条狗。
• Was he aiming at Bryant, his old nemesis and a favorite target in the past?
  他是不是暗指科比，一直的竞争对手和过去最中意的目标？
• We would have ended the season without a defeat if not for our old nemesis, Greeley High.
  如果不是遇到了我们难以对付的老对手&格里利中学，这一季我们就不会打败仗了。
• Some think of standards as their nemesis.
  有一些对标准的考虑。
• Follow this line of reasoning, however, and you will soon meet your nemesis: scope creep.
  然而，照这个逻辑推理下去，你很快会受到惩罚：项目范围蔓延。
• He or she is your equal in terms of skills, and you have similar records against other opponents. Somehow, though, your nemesis manages to come out ahead in your matches.
  就技术而言他或她和你水平相当，和别人的交战记录你也不差，但在比赛中，你的克星总是能立于不败之地。
• The performance test proved to be my nemesis.
  这场演奏考试证明是我的报应。
• Such ideological hubris contributed to the market fundamentalism that led to financial nemesis in 2008.
  这种意识形态上的自大，助长了市场原教旨主义，后者则招致了2008年金融危机的报复。
• So a sincere and friendly attempt to placate your nemesis may strike him or her as a pleasant surprise.
  所以如果以诚意和善意去安抚抱怨者，对他/她来说会是个意外之喜。