英语词汇“enemy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	enemy
释义	en·e·my \ˈenəmē, -mi\ noun (plural enemies) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Old French enemi, inimi, from Latin inimicus, from in- not + amicus friend — more at un-, amiable 1. : one that seeks the injury, overthrow, or failure of a person or thing to which he is opposed : adversary, opponent < the two brothers were political enemies > 2. : something injurious, harmful, or deadly < drink was his greatest enemy > 3. a. : a military foe < the enemy was driven off > < meet the enemy on equal terms > — sometimes plural in constr. < the enemy were in large force > b. : a hostile unit, ship, tank, or aircraft < after a running battle the enemy was sunk by a direct hit at 1000 yards > c. plural enemy : a member of a hostile force < 30 to 40 enemy engaged a friendly patrol — New York Times > Synonyms: enemy and foe both signify a thing, person, or group that is hostile to one. enemy usually stresses antagonism manifest in a desire to harm or destroy although it may suggest only an active dislike or habit of preying upon < to amass adequate air power to deter our enemies from immediate attack > < let the teacher appear always the ally of the pupil, not his natural enemy — Bertrand Russell > < time is at once the enemy and the ally of life and of love — F.B.Millett > < the mortal enemies of man are … the aspects of the physical world that limit or challenge his control — W.C.Allee > < germ-bearing insects and other enemies of mankind > foe generally implies active warfare, usually figurative < the intransigent foe of hypocrisy and false standards — Gene Baro > < laughter is by no means a foe of reason — H.A.Overstreet > < the representative from Michigan has a reputation as a foe of waste, particularly in the armed services — Current Biography > In application to an opponent in war, enemy is the common word and foe is chiefly poetic or rhetorical < he had fresh troops and superior numbers and forced the enemy back until they abandoned the field — C.H.Lanza > < donning his sword and buckler to fight the foe >
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