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  • [ˈenəmɪ]
  • Conjugation : pl  enemies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

enemy ['εnəmɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (opponent) 敌人
  2. 2. noun [军] the enemy 敌军
  3. 3. cpd [+forces] [ strategy] [ aircraft] 敌方的
    to make an enemy of sb
    使某人自己为敌

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

enemy [ˈenəmɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 敌军
    The alternative is massive retaliation by missiles aimed at the enemy's cities.
    一种选择是用导弹对准敌人所在城市大规模反击
    The enemy attacked at dawn.
    敌军拂晓发动袭击
  2. 2. n.[c] 敌人,敌兵
    The enemy were caught off balance by the shock of the attack.
    这次袭击敌军惊恐万分
  3. 3. n.[c] 敌对方,敌对力量
    His friends called him an easy-going chap; his enemies called him weak.
    他的朋友称他为随和小伙子,而他的对手则称他软弱
    He viewed lawyers as the real enemy.
    认为律师真正敌人
  4. 4. n.[c] 仇人仇敌
    He has more than his share of enemies.
    他有很多敌人
  5. 5. adjective 敌人的;敌军
    They had the job of destroying enemy headquarters.
    他们的工作摧毁敌人总部

Collins English-English Dictionary

enemy ['εnəmɪ]
  1. 1. n a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent
  2. 2. n an armed adversary; opposing military force
  3. 3. n (as modifier)
    enemy aircraft
  4. 4. n a hostile nation or people
  5. 5. n (as modifier)
    an enemy alien
  6. 6. n something that harms or opposes; adversary
    courage is the enemy of failure
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French enemi, from Latin inimicus hostile, from in-1 + amicus friend

Examples

diversion of the enemy
敌人的佯攻
a mortal enemy
不共戴天的仇敌
The enemy struck at dawn.
敌人在拂晓发起进攻。
We need to provide against a possible attack by the enemy.
敌人有可能发起进攻,因此我们需要做好抵抗准备。
They couldn't keep the enemy out of their territory.
他们未能将敌人挡在国门之外。

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