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 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。
• 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。
• Don't let jealousy be your nemesis.
  不要让妒忌占领你的头脑。
• 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。
• He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis
  他认为艾滋病是对我们所有人的惩罚。
• 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。
• Does she is my nemesis?
  她是我的克星？
• 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。
• At least he was comforted by the hundreds of fans waiting to watch the production, however, the windows of Giovanni's restaurant were blacked out in order to create a night time scene which means the conversation between Sherlock and his new nemesis was kept under wraps.
  但至少他很欣慰，有许多粉丝等待着看拍摄过程，可是为了营造出夜晚的场景，乔瓦尼餐厅的窗子被遮上了，这也就意味着夏洛克和他新对手的具体谈话内容就不得而知了。
• I want him in the nemesis program.
  我要用他仇女神。