/kʌmˈʌpəns ||; kʌmˈʌpəns/noun [sing] (informal 非正式) a punishment for sth bad that you have done, that other people feel you really deserve 报应；应有的惩罚: I was glad to see that the bad guy got his come-uppance at the end of the movie. 我很高兴地看到坏蛋在电影结束时得到了应有的惩罚。