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

• Nemesis and Oblivion make perfect partners and earn a place at number one in our countdown.
  “复仇女神”与“湮没”的搭档如此完美，从而在我们的统计排名中赢得了头把交椅。
• Nemesis studies are a topic to understand destructive tendencies that are held in the karmic systems of non-resonant biology.
  死敌研究，是一个来理解在不共振生物体的业力系统中所携带的破坏性倾向的主题。
• 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。
• It is fair to say Chelsea are Tottenham's nemesis in the Premiership.
  如果说在英超联赛中切尔西是托特纳姆热刺的克星，这听起来一点也不为过。
• 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。
• 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
  他认为艾滋病是对我们所有人的惩罚。
• 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。
• The performance test proved to be my nemesis.
  这场演奏考试证明是我的报应。
• 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。