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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- enemy [ 'εnəmɪ] [ 'enɪmɪ]
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1.
noun
敌人，仇人，仇敌
- Show your enemies no mercy.
- 不要对敌人心慈手软。
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2.
noun
敌围；敌对力量
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3.
noun
敌军，敌兵；敌舰，敌船
- 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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4.
noun
对某种主张，事业等怀有敌意的人
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5.
noun
有害物，危害物，大害，大敌
- Stress is one enemy of health.
- 压力是健康的敌人。
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6.
adjective
敌人的；敌国的
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7.
adjective
[antiquated]
敌方的；敌意的，敌对的
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1.
noun
敌人，仇人，仇敌
Collins English-English Dictionary
- enemy ['εnəmɪ]
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1.
n
a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent
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2.
n
an armed adversary; opposing military force
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3.
n
(as modifier)
- enemy aircraft
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4.
n
a hostile nation or people
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5.
n
(as modifier)
- an enemy alien
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6.
n
something that harms or opposes; adversary
- courage is the enemy of failure
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French enemi, from Latin inim
i cus hostile, fromin- 1 + ami cus friend
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1.
n
a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent
Examples
- He accounted for five of the enemy.
- 他歼灭了五个敌人。 → account
- diversion of the enemy
- 敌人的佯攻 → diversion
- to falter under enemy fire
- 在敌人炮火下畏缩(不前) → falter
- a mortal enemy
- 不共戴天的仇敌 → mortal
- to render up a city to the enemy
- 把城市让给敌人 → render
- The enemy struck at dawn.
- 敌人在拂晓发起进攻. → strike
- They were taken prisoner while on a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines.
- 他们在敌后执行侦察任务时被俘。 → line
- 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。 → provide
- He was my worst enemy before he changed his life outlook.
- 他在改变人生观之前是我的劲敌。 → worst
- They couldn't keep the enemy out of their territory.
- 他们未能将敌人挡在国门之外。 → enemy
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