comeuppance
发音
英 [kʌmˈʌpəns]
美 [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns]
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- n.
- 应得的惩罚，因果报应
单词词源
comeuppance 报应
来自短语come up。
双语例句
- 1. Almost everyone gets their comeuppance in the end .
- 几乎每个人最终都会得到应有的报应。
- 2. More broadly , though , is texas getting an inevitable comeuppance ?
- 可是，更广泛来讲，德州是否得到了注定的报应？
- 3. The wicked get their comeuppance and the starving their banquets .
- 坏人们得到应得的惩罚，贫穷的人们被宴请。
- 4. But if a crime against fashion is the only comeuppance I get from writing the article , I consider myself lucky .
- 不过如果我写这篇文章所得的报应只是违反时尚的犯罪的话，我觉得自己很幸运。
- 5. It closes with gekko getting his comeuppance , and justice served thanks to the diligence of the securities and exchange commission .
- 故事结束时盖科得到了自己的报应，多亏了证券及交易委员会的勤勉，正义得到伸张。