单词 | foe |
释义 | foe /foh/, n. 1. a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe. 2. a military enemy; hostile army. 3. a person belonging to a hostile army or nation. 4. an opponent in a game or contest; adversary: a political foe. 5. a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something: a foe to progress in civil rights. 6. a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something: Sloth is the foe of health. [bef. 900; ME foo, OE fah hostile, gefah enemy; c. OHG gifeh at war. See FEUD1] Syn. 1. See enemy. 1, 3-5. opponent, antagonist. Ant. 1-3. friend. |
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