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单词 enemy
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It was all about a shadowy cabal who resist urges from their earth mother not to make war on their enemies.While he blamed the press for his bad publicity, he was his own worst enemy.She emptied the magazine, but the enemy aircraft disappeared, unscathed.In a stilted encounter, the political enemies sought to bury their differences, at least in public.Are you public enemy number one, I ask her.That is good news for all of us in the alliance - and bad news for the enemies and opponents of free, democratic nations.This was an area of high enemy forces activity.News that the enemy army is on the move arrives by mobile phone.This shows the extent to which the enemies of our country can go.This did not necessarily mean they were political enemies.It would be wrong to call the two pairs enemies.It was the last major battle where our nations met as enemies.Your job is to man a turret and blast a horde of alien enemies.No enemy aircraft was seen in the vicinity.It is not the time to make enemies of old friends.He has gone farther than most to make your opponents his personal enemies.His engine stopped and he made a forced landing behind enemy lines.For the army of my loved ones and the army of my enemies?No doubt he will put this down to a conspiracy by his political enemies.This leads to him being interned as an enemy alien.Heads swivelled to the bearing as the pilots searched for the enemy aircraft.Perhaps their enemies had declared war on them.Successful generals study the battleground and look for that one bold stroke that is least expected by the enemy.Has the old enemy gone soft?United by a common enemy, the two armies were not brought together on the ground.Or should these vulnerabilities be kept secret to use in espionage or sabotage against the nation 's enemies?Death is a real thing and an enemy, which the Bible is certainly clear to affirm.When that's over, we can come back and clear out the last of the things before our enemies return in the morning.

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enemy

British English: enemy /ˈɛnəmɪ/ NOUN
Your enemy is someone who intends to harm you.
...her many enemies.
  • American English: enemy
  • Arabic: عَدُوّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inimigo
  • Chinese: 敌人
  • Croatian: neprijatelj
  • Czech: nepřítel
  • Danish: fjende
  • Dutch: vijand
  • European Spanish: enemigo
  • Finnish: vihollinen
  • French: ennemi
  • German: Feind
  • Greek: εχθρός
  • Italian: nemico
  • Japanese:
  • Korean: 원수 증오하다
  • Norwegian: fiende
  • Polish: nieprzyjaciel
  • European Portuguese: inimigo
  • Romanian: inamic
  • Russian: враг
  • Latin American Spanish: enemigo
  • Swedish: fiende
  • Thai: ศัตรู
  • Turkish: düşman
  • Ukrainian: ворог
  • Vietnamese: kẻ thù

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Chinese translation of 'enemy'

enemy

(ˈɛnəmɪ)

n

  1. (c) (= opponent) 敌(敵)人 (dírén) (个(個), )
  2. the enemy (Mil) 敌(敵)军(軍) (díjūn)

cpd

  1. [forces, strategy, aircraft] 敌(敵)方的 (dífāng de)
    to make an enemy of sb 使某人与(與)自己为(為)敌(敵) (shǐ mǒurén yǔ zìjǐ wéidí)
(noun) 
Definition
a person who is hostile or opposed to a person, group, or idea
His enemies were quick to take advantage of his weakness.
Synonyms
foe (formal, literary)
support any friend, oppose any foe
rival
He finished two seconds ahead of his rival.
opponent
Mrs Kennedy's opponent in the leadership contest
the opposition
competitor
The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.
the other side
adversary
His political adversaries were creating trouble for him.
antagonist
He had never previously lost to his antagonist.
Opposites
friend
, ally,
supporter
, confederate,
main man (slang, mainly US)
,
cobber (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned, informal)

related words

related adjective inimical

Quotations

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes [Antisthenes]
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you [Eric Hoffer – The Passionate State of Mind]A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies [Oscar Wilde – Lady Windermere's Fan]A very great man once said you should love your enemies, and that's not a bad piece of advice. We can love them, but, by God, that doesn't mean we're not going to fight them [Norman Schwarzkopf]The enemy advances, we retreat.
The enemy camps, we harass.
The enemy tires, we attack.
The enemy retreats, we pursue
[Mao Zedong – slogan for his troops]
We have met the enemy and he is us [Walt Kelly – Pogo]Yet is every man his own greatest enemy, and as it were his own executioner [Thomas Browne – Religio Medici]If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – Driftwood]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adversary
Definition
an opponent in a fight, disagreement, or sporting contest
His political adversaries were creating trouble for him.
Synonyms
opponent,
rival,
opposer,
enemy,
competitor,
foe (formal, literary),
contestant,
antagonist
in the sense of antagonist
Definition
an opponent or adversary
He had never previously lost to his antagonist.
Synonyms
opponent,
rival,
opposer,
enemy,
competitor,
contender,
foe (formal, literary),
adversary
in the sense of competitor
Definition
a person, team, or firm that competes
The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.
Synonyms
rival,
competition,
opposition,
adversary,
antagonist,
emulator

Synonyms of 'enemy'

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