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
- 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。 - 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。 - Lex isn't your nemesis.
莱克斯不是你的复仇对象。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - There squatted my hated nemesis, Bogy, tied to a post.
我的死敌博吉蜷缩在那儿，被拴在一根柱子上。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。