| 单词 | enemy |
| 释义 | enemyenemy /ˈɛnəmi/ ●●● W2 noun (plural enemies) [countable] 1someone who hates you and wants to harm you: He didn’t have any enemies. Collins made quite a few enemies. For years, the two men were bitter enemies (=enemies who hate each other very much). Taylor has been Johnson’s sworn enemy (=an enemy that is determined never to end their disagreement) since that dispute.2someone who opposes or competes against you SYN rival: The teams are old enemies (=they have been competing hard against each other for many years). He said that his political enemies are behind the rumor.3[often singular] the person or group of people you are fighting against in a war: The enemy is likely to attack after dark.enemy soldiers/missiles etc. Enemy aircraft were spotted 20 miles east of the border. There are reports that enemy forces (=the enemy’s army, navy, etc.) have entered the capital.4the enemy of something literary something that changes something else or makes it weaker: Jealousy is the enemy of love. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French enemi, from Latin inimicus, from amicus friend] → see also With friends like that, who needs enemies? at friend1 (9), natural enemy, somebody is his/her own worst enemy at worst1 (2) |
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