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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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