| 词汇 | enemy |
| 释义 | enemy noun uk /ˈen.ə.mi/ us /ˈen.ə.mi/ B1[ C ] a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from doing something: 敌人;仇敌;反对者 make an enemyHe's made a few enemies in this company.他在公司中和几个人结了怨。 Max stole Lee's girlfriend and they've been enemies ever since.马克斯抢走了李的女朋友，从那以后他们就成了冤家对头。 political enemies政敌 B2[ Cusually singular ] a country, or the armed forces of a country, that is at war with another country: 敌国;敌军;敌兵 The enemy had succeeded in stopping our supplies from getting through.敌人成功切断了我军的补给线。 an attack by enemy aircraft敌机的空袭 enemy forces/territory敌军／敌区 the enemy of somethingliterary something that harms something else: 危害物;大敌 Familiarity is the enemy of desire.习以为常，则无所欲求。 The commandos made a daring raid on the enemy. Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat from the city.敌机的轰炸迫使坦克（从这座城市）撤离。 The troops had camouflaged themselves so effectively that the enemy didn't notice them approaching. It was strange to see the two former enemies shaking hands and slapping each other on the back. They were deadly enemies at school, but now they seem to get on much better. Enemies & rivals adversary antagonist arch-enemy deadly enemy foe frenemy nemesis opponent rival scalp sworn enemy them them and usidiom enemy | American Dictionaryenemy noun[ C ] us/ˈen·ə·mi/ a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm that person: Some enemies are spreading nasty gossip about her. He views the press as the enemy. The enemy is a country or the armed forces or people of a country that is at war with your own country: He was charged with espionage and aiding the enemy. Examples of enemyenemy In the third stage one side or the other mounted a decisive attack to break through the enemy's line and compel him to withdraw. At the individual level, this process involved, to varying degrees, both revising attitudes toward traditional enemies and toward their own party. There was more ideological excitement to be gained by fighting for the defence of organized religion against its enemies. While some enemies became friends, as realists anticipate, why have not some friends become enemies? To assess the role of parasites in marine invasions, we review reasons why introduced species often leave their natural enemies behind. He suggested that crop diversity increases the populations of natural enemies of insect pests. They see, in these miserable paupers in search of a refuge, their future inner enemies, the sign of a siege to come. Verily, my children and my possessions are my enemies. Nevertheless, for most, the group is one of the respondents' most hated political enemies at both points in time. In an election campaign, of course, group leaders want their allies to participate, not their enemies. Placed on an enemy's head, it would have been a humiliating reference portending death as well as conversion into a loser/woman/moon. Accordingly, as trickery it was as a political stratagem against one's enemies, especially to goad them into war. Now, the drama of the change is such that consumers who download music have been characterised as enemies of the music industry. A prophet is fleeing from his enemies, and one is asked about his whereabouts. Given the constant menace of enemies within and without, concealment, deception, and the ability to generate and recognize false beliefs in others would favor survival. See all examples of enemy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withenemyenemyThese are words often used in combination with enemy. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. advancing enemy Targets would have been known transport nodes in relative proximity to the battlefield and advancing enemy troop concentrations, as far as they could be identified in time. bitter enemy The countryside was seen as a pretty adornment or a bitterenemy, rather than a nostalgic panacea. common enemy Nevertheless, they frequently found themselves in support of complementary ideals and campaigning against a commonenemy. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with enemy |
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