n. <正式>給予懲罰的人;宿敵,死對頭;報應,天罰
n. (Nemesis)涅墨西斯(復仇女神)
The new mathematics test will become the nemesis of teachers. 新的數學測試將會是對老師們的嚴重懲罰。
Sun Microsystems gave up its legal fight with Microsoft and agreed to cooperate with its longtime nemesis. 太陽微系統放棄了和微軟的官司,與這家自己競爭了多年的主要對手攜手合作。
In 1938, the Cantabs suffered only one loss, and a first title, defeating former nemesis. 1938年,坎塔布斯隊只輸了一場,並且獲得了第一個冠軍,擊敗了前強硬對手。
Which of these foes is your greatest nemesis and why? 你最大的敵人是哪些,原因是什麼?
We may not have an answer to the Nemesis question until mid-2013. 我們可能在2013年中旬之前都不會得到關於“復仇者”的信息。
If Nemesis exists, NASA's new WISE telescope should be able to spot it. 如果“復仇者”存在,美國太空總署最新的廣角紅外線探測望遠鏡(WISE)可能會發現它。
We worry that if the companion is not found, this paper will be our Nemesis. 我們擔心,如果沒有找到伴星,這篇論文就會成為我們的報應。
Matese estimates Nemesis is 25,000 AU away (or about one-third of a light year). 瑪提斯認為“復仇者”距太陽有25000個天文單位(或者說三分之一光年)。
Bill Gates's old Nemesis Steve Jobs of Apple returned to relaunch his company. 比爾·蓋茨的老對手史蒂夫·賈伯斯重掌蘋果公司。
These scholars argue that they're facing not a new challenge but a familiar Nemesis. 這些學者辯解說他們面對的並不是一個所謂前所未見的挑戰而是一個人所皆知的“因果報應”。
An unseen companion star, nicknamed "Nemesis," may be sending comets towards Earth. 一顆看不見的伴星,綽號“復仇者(Nemesis),可能會導致彗星撞擊地球。”
The OED tells me that this word comes from ancient Greek where Nemesis was a goddess. 《牛津英語詞典》(OED)告訴我說,這個單詞來自古希臘語,Nemesis是指復仇女神。
In Greek mythology, Tyche was usually invoked along with Nemesis, the goddess of bad luck. 在希臘神話中,命運女神堤喀經常與掌管厄運的復仇女神聯繫在一起。
But the wily ant on the right is standing on a pebble to gain a solid inch over his Nemesis. 右邊的這隻狡猾的螞蟻站在一顆石子上,以比它的仇敵高出那么一英寸。
'Fossil data, which motivated the idea of Nemesis, now militate against it,' say the researchers. 研究者稱:“引發涅墨西斯星球理論的化石資料現在卻成了對該理論不利的證據。”
How does the Swiss recover after losing another epic final encounter to his Nemesis Rafael Nadal? 瑞士人如何平復又一次與剋星rafaelNadal史詩般的對決中落敗的傷痛?
In his view, Matese's description of Nemesis as a low mass object closer to home is more plausible. 他認為,瑪提斯對“復仇者”的描述更為可信。
Even Oliver North, Mr Reagan's chief contra warrior, dropped in to campaign against his old Nemesis. 就連里根手下的戰鬥英雄奧利弗·諾斯也加入進來遊說反對他的老仇人。
Kirkpatrick doesn't think Nemesis will be the red dwarf star with an enormous orbit described by Muller. 克里克·派屈克並不認為“復仇者”是一顆按照穆勒所言的擁有極大軌道的紅矮星。
Yet now I seem to see a still more awful Nemesis approaching Number 10, to do me in, and with me, comrades, you. 現在我還是無所不能的10號。同志們,隨我來。
Neither Kirkpatrick nor Wright think Nemesis is disrupting the Oort cloud and sending comets towards Earth, however. 然而,不論是克里克·派屈克還是賴特,他們都不認為“復仇者”正在擾亂歐特雲團並將彗星拋向地球。
But with global warming causing sea levels to rise, the water that was once Venice's protector has become its Nemesis. 不過,隨著全球變暖造成的海平面上升,曾經是威尼斯守護者的海水變成了他們的涅米·西斯(復仇女神)。
The Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant is quoted as saying the third quarter of their games this season has been their nemesis. 洛杉磯湖人隊的科比·布萊恩特表示,湖人隊本賽季第三節的比賽是他們難逃的噩夢(nemesis)。
In Ian Fleming's novel Dr No, James Bond's Nemesis Julius no survives a murder attempt thanks to a rare medical condition. 在伊安·弗萊明的小說《諾博士》中,詹姆士·邦德的宿敵朱利斯·諾多虧了一種罕見的醫學狀況才躲過一次謀殺企圖。
Scientists have already proposed that a hidden star, which they call 'Nemesis,' might exist a light-year or so away from our sun. 科學家已經提出,這顆隱藏的暗行星,他們將它命名為“Nemesis”,可能存在於距離我們的太陽大約一光年的地方。