| 词组 | enemy |
| 释义 | enemy /ˈenəmi/ noun someone who hates you and wants to harm youadjectivesa great enemy Henry prepared to fight his great enemy, the king of France.main/biggest/greatest enemy He sees terrorism as his country’s main enemy.an arch enemy/arch-enemy (=main enemy, used for emphasis) The comic book character Lex Luthor is Superman’s arch enemy.bitter enemies (=enemies who hate each other very much) When these former friends quarrelled over money, they became bitter enemies.a political enemy The prime minister keeps these political enemies at a safe distance.sworn enemies (=enemies who will always hate each other) The men have been sworn enemies for many years.a common enemy (=shared by more than one person or group) They were all united against the common enemy of fascism.a formidable enemy (=a very powerful enemy) The North Vietnamese army proved to be a formidable enemy.deadly enemies (=enemies who try to harm each other as much as possible) France and Germany, once deadly enemies, are now partners in the European Union.an old/traditional enemy (=that has been an enemy for a long time) In 1548, Scotland moved towards an alliance with her traditional enemy, England.an implacable enemy formal (=one who is very determined and refuses to change their opinions) The two countries have been implacable enemies for many years.verbshave enemies Everybody loved her – she didn’t have any enemies.make enemies (=become unfriendly with people) During her long political career, she made many enemies.defend/protect yourself from your enemies Our country has a right to protect itself from its enemies.defeat an enemy His opponent will be a hard enemy to defeat.face/confront an enemy We must confront the real enemy, which is poverty and disease.engage/meet the enemy (=start fighting them) For these young soldiers, this will be the first time they engage the enemy.enemy + nounsenemy forces The town is occupied by enemy forces.enemy soldiers/aircraft He shot down over forty enemy aircraft.an enemy position (=a place controlled by an enemy army) General Hunt ordered an air strike on the enemy positions.phrasesbehind enemy lines (=behind the edge of an area that is controlled by an enemy army) Men from the First Airborne Division were dropped behind enemy lines.I wouldn’t do sth to my worst enemy (=used when saying that you would never do something because it is such a bad thing to do) I would not treat my worst enemy as badly as he treats his children.THESAURUS: enemyperson adversary formal an enemy: When he retired, he was replaced by his old adversary. | He made the fatal mistake of underestimating his adversary. foe literary an enemy: A guard called out “Who goes there – friend or foe?” | The two former foes are now in the government. | The Russian Army were a formidable foe. arch enemy someone’s main enemy: In the movie, Batman goes into battle with his arch enemy the Joker. opponent someone you are competing against, for example in a sports game, competition, or election: You win the game if you are left with more cards than your opponent. | He is admired even by his political opponents. nemesis written an enemy or opponent that is impossible to defeat – a rather formal use: In the final, he met his nemesis, Rafael Nadal.country/army enemy a country or army that you are fighting against in a war: Soldiers who were captured by the enemy suffered terribly. |
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