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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• But she's obviously in love with our nemesis.
  不过她显然爱上了我们的对手。
• 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。
• Nemesis, why don't you put Taurus in front of me and let me break its horn?
  复仇女神，你为什么不把那头金牛再带到我面前，让我折断她的牛角！
• Lex isn't your nemesis.
  莱克斯不是你的复仇对象。
• 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。
• Does she is my nemesis?
  她是我的克星？
• The tax increases proved to be the president's political nemesis at the following election.
  增加赋税终于使总统在下届选举时得到政治上的报应。