nemesis
英 [ˈneməsɪs]
美 [ˈneməsɪs]
n. 报应; 应得的惩罚; 不可避免的失败
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.- He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis...
他认为艾滋病是对我们所有人的惩罚。 - 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。
- He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis...
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- 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。 - Unfortunately, the young man discovers that his nemesis is now a powerful vampire with a coven of allies.
不幸地，年轻的男人发现他的复仇女神现在居然是女巫协会的一个强大的吸血鬼。 - 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。 - Inward suffering is the worst of Nemesis. The fear of punishment remains as to its substance.
内心的痛苦是最厉害的惩罚。对惩罚的恐惧仍是其核心问题。 - 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。 - But she's obviously in love with our nemesis.
不过她显然爱上了我们的对手。 - 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？ - Some think of standards as their nemesis.
有一些对标准的考虑。 - Don't let jealousy be your nemesis.
不要让妒忌占领你的头脑。 - Walters will face his great rival and nemesis in friday's match.
星期五的比赛中沃尔特斯将面对他最强劲的对手和克星。