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

en•e•my n., pl. -mies, adj.
n. [countable]

a person who hates or wishes harm to another;
a hostile opponent.
one who opposes someone or something;
opponent;
adversary:enemies of the state.
an opposing military force:[usually singular* the + ~]To stop the advance of the enemy, they positioned several tank divisions near the river.

adj. [before a noun]

being or belonging to an enemy: enemy aircraft.

en•e•my n., pl. -mies, adj.
n.

a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another;
an adversary or opponent.
an armed foe;
an opposing military force:The army attacked the enemy at dawn.
a hostile nation or state.
a citizen of such a state.
enemies, persons, nations, etc., that are hostile to one another:Let's make up and stop being enemies.
something harmful or prejudical:His unbridled ambition is his worst enemy.
the Enemy, the Devil;
Satan.

adj.

belonging to a hostile power or to any of its nationals:enemy property.
[Obs.]inimical;
ill-disposed.

Latin inimicus unfriendly, equivalent. to in- in-³ + amicus friendly, friend; see amicable
Anglo-French, Old French
Middle English enemi 1250–1300

collective noun.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged antagonist. Enemy, foe refer to a dangerous public or personal adversary. Enemy emphasizes the idea of hostility:to overcome the enemy; a bitter enemy.Foe, a more literary word, may be used interchangeably with enemy, but emphasizes somewhat more the danger to be feared from such a one:deadly foe; arch foe of humankind(the Devil).

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged friend.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ally.

enemy /ˈɛnəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)

a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent
an armed adversary; opposing military force
(as modifier): enemy aircraft
a hostile nation or people
(as modifier): an enemy alien
something that harms or opposes; adversary: courage is the enemy of failure

Related adjective(s): inimical

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French enemi, from Latin inimīcus hostile, from in-¹ + amīcus friend

单词	enemy
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 en•e•my /ˈɛnəmi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies, adj. n. [countable] a person who hates or wishes harm to another; a hostile opponent. one who opposes someone or something; opponent; adversary:enemies of the state. an opposing military force:[usually singular* the + ~]To stop the advance of the enemy, they positioned several tank divisions near the river. adj. [before a noun] being or belonging to an enemy: enemy aircraft. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 en•e•my (en′ə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies, adj. n. a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent. an armed foe; an opposing military force:The army attacked the enemy at dawn. a hostile nation or state. a citizen of such a state. enemies, persons, nations, etc., that are hostile to one another:Let's make up and stop being enemies. something harmful or prejudical:His unbridled ambition is his worst enemy. the Enemy, the Devil; Satan. adj. belonging to a hostile power or to any of its nationals:enemy property. [Obs.]inimical; ill-disposed. Latin inimicus unfriendly, equivalent. to in- in-³ + amicus friendly, friend; see amicable Anglo-French, Old French Middle English enemi 1250–1300 See collective noun. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged antagonist. Enemy, foe refer to a dangerous public or personal adversary. Enemy emphasizes the idea of hostility:to overcome the enemy; a bitter enemy.Foe, a more literary word, may be used interchangeably with enemy, but emphasizes somewhat more the danger to be feared from such a one:deadly foe; arch foe of humankind(the Devil). 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged friend. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ally. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: enemy /ˈɛnəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies) a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent an armed adversary; opposing military force (as modifier): enemy aircraft a hostile nation or people (as modifier): an enemy alien something that harms or opposes; adversary: courage is the enemy of failure Related adjective(s): inimical Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French enemi, from Latin inimīcus hostile, from in-¹ + amīcus friend
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