comeuppance
US /kʌmˈʌp.əns/
UK /kʌmˈʌp.əns/
名詞
報應
a punishment or fate that someone deserves
範例:
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The villain finally got his comeuppance at the end of the movie.
電影結尾,惡棍終於得到了他的報應。
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After years of cheating, he finally got his comeuppance when he was caught and fired.
經過多年的欺騙,他最終被抓並被解僱,得到了他的報應。