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单词 public enemy number one
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Definition of public enemy number one in English:

public enemy number one

(also public enemy no. 1)
noun
US

  • The first person named on a list of wanted criminals; the person regarded as the one it is most important to apprehend; (in extended use) that which poses the greatest threat to the welfare or security of a community, nation, etc.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Coshocton Tribune.

 
 

Definition of public enemy number one in US English:

public enemy number one

(also public enemy no. 1)
noun
US

  • The first person named on a list of wanted criminals; the person regarded as the one it is most important to apprehend; (in extended use) that which poses the greatest threat to the welfare or security of a community, nation, etc.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Coshocton Tribune.

 
 
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