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。
• Lex isn't your nemesis.
  莱克斯不是你的复仇对象。
• But she's obviously in love with our nemesis.
  不过她显然爱上了我们的对手。
• Don't let jealousy be your nemesis.
  不要让妒忌占领你的头脑。
• 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。
• He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis
  他认为艾滋病是对我们所有人的惩罚。
• The performance test proved to be my nemesis.
  这场演奏考试证明是我的报应。
• As Google matures, is it becoming more and more like its original nemesis?
  随着谷歌日渐成熟壮大，它是否愈来愈像微软了？
• Some think of standards as their nemesis.
  有一些对标准的考虑。
• 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。