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nemeses

/ˈnɛməˌsiz/ /ˈnɛməsɪs/

Meanings
noun

克星, 死敌.

An archenemy

Examples :

"Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker."
蝙蝠侠总是和他最大的死敌，小丑，处于不断的冲突之中。
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noun

克星, 冤家.

(chiefly non-North American usage) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character.

Examples :

"For the young athlete, demanding practices and strict coaches were his nemeses, pushing him to the brink of quitting. "
对于这位年轻的运动员来说，严苛的训练和严厉的教练是他的克星，几乎把他逼到了放弃的边缘。
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noun

报应, 克星.

A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.

Examples :

"After years of bullying weaker students, the school bully finally faced his nemeses when the entire football team, having witnessed his cruelty, stood up to him. "
多年欺负弱小同学后，那个校园恶霸终于遇到了他的报应——整个足球队目睹了他的残暴行为，挺身而出对抗他。
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Related Words

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

代表，象征。

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

在课堂展示中，这位学生代表法国。

Illustration demanding

demanding verb

/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /dəˈmændɪŋ/

要求，勒索

"I demand to see the manager."

我强烈要求见经理。

Illustration archenemy

archenemy noun

/ˌɑːrtʃˈenəmi/ /ˌɑːrkˈenəmi/

头号敌人，死敌

"In the schoolyard, bully Mark was Jimmy's archenemy because he constantly stole Jimmy's lunch money. "

在操场上，恶霸马克是吉米的头号敌人，因为他总是偷吉米的午餐钱。

Illustration appropriate

appropriate verb

/əˈproʊpriət/ /əˈproʊprieɪt/

使适合，使适应.

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

老师会调整新的课程计划，使之适合学生们目前的理解水平。

Illustration punishment

punishment noun

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

惩罚，处罚。

"The school's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "

学校对作弊的惩罚是禁闭一周。

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

一切，所有的事情。

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

我再次检查了清单，一切都完成了。

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

特别地，专门地，明确地。

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

我的老师专门为提高班的学生讲解了新的数学公式。

Illustration character

character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

角色, 人物

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

学校戏剧的主要角色是一位勇敢的学生。(Xuéxiào xìjù de zhǔyào juésè shì yī wèi yǒnggǎn de xuéshēng.)

Illustration retribution

retribution noun

/ˌɹɛtɹɪˈbjuʃən/

报应，惩罚.

"After Mark cheated on the exam, the teacher's retribution was to fail him for the entire course. "

马克考试作弊后，老师给他的报应就是这门课直接不及格。

Illustration manifested

manifested verb

/ˈmænɪfɛstɪd/

显现，表明， 表现出。

"His courage manifested itself through the look on his face."

他的勇气从他的脸上显现了出来。

Illustration infliction

infliction noun

/ɪnˈflɪkʃən/

施加，加害，处罚

"The teacher considered the extra homework an infliction on her students' already busy schedules. "

老师认为额外的作业对于学生们已经很忙碌的日程来说是一种加重负担。

Illustration practices

practices noun

/ˈpɹæktɪsɪz/

练习，实践。

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要对这些台词进行大量的练习，才能在表演时表现出色。