【comeuppance】 - A-level备考词汇

comeuppance

UK:  [kʌm'ʌpəns]

US:  [.kʌm'ʌpəns]

n.

1.〔美口〕报应;应得的惩罚

2.因果报应

1 . This kind of "comeuppance" has no place in a loving relationship.
这种“惩罚”在相爱的关系中没有位置。

2 . Those two sunny cities were the twin epicenters of the condo boom, so maybe their comeuppance was to be expected.
这两个城市的繁华公寓地段都遭受了双重冲击，所以这种恶劣的状况也在预料之中。

3 . In a nutshell, I get my comeuppance; much of the book is about my decision to retreat (but only partially) from the strict immigrant model.
简言之，我得到了应有的报应；书中相当部分讲的是我决定放弃（但并不是完全放弃）那种严格的移民教育模式。

4 . More than two years after stories of expense-fiddling first disgraced Parliament, guilty parties are still receiving their comeuppance.
距令议会首次蒙羞的“骗补门”两年后，犯罪当事人还是遭到了报应。

5 . Those wronged on this earth cannot, on a scientific view, anticipate a sweet comeuppance for their tormentors in a life to come.
从科学的观点看，这个世界上被损害的人，无法期待伤害到他们的人来世会遭到大快人心的因果报应。