comeuppance
[,kʌm'ʌpәns]
n. 应惩

1. He got his comeuppance when the bully thrashed him.
   被混混修罪应。
2. Well done old bean, another blighter gets his comeuppance, well done.
   =>干漂亮，又应，漂亮。
3. Scientific scandals, which are as old as science itself, tend to follow similar patterns of hubris and comeuppance.
   丑，往往似傲，终受惩。

comeuppance
[ noun ]
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
<noun.event>




comeuppance \come`up"pance\ (k[u^]m`[u^]p"pans), n.
An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by
others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts;
as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his
comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation.
[PJC]