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

• Afterwards, the senator from Arizona paid a visit to the White House to receive an endorsement from his former nemesis, George Bush.
  我应该觉得这么翻为好：之后，来自亚利桑那州的这位参议员拜访了白宫，得到了他以前的强劲对手乔治•布什的支持。
• Some think of standards as their nemesis.
  有一些对标准的考虑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The performance test proved to be my nemesis.
  这场演奏考试证明是我的报应。
• 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？
• I want him in the nemesis program.
  我要用他仇女神。
• 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。