n.
- 敌人,仇敌[C]
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Don't make an
enemy of him.
不要与他为敌。
- 敌军[the S][G]
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The
enemy was/were attacking the town.
敌军正在攻打该城。
The
enemy gave up without resistance.
敌军没有抵抗就投降了。
- 敌舰;敌国;敌机[C]
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The
enemy was shot down by our anti-aircraft fire.
敌机被我方的高射炮火击落。
- 大敌;大害;危害物[S1]
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Frost is an
enemy of flowers.
霜冻是花卉的大敌。
a.
- 敌人的,敌方的
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Enemy aircraft were detected by our radar.
敌机被我方雷达发现。
短语
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
- 虚假的朋友比公开的敌人更可怕。
辨析
n.
(pl. enemies)
a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
▸
(the enemy)
[treated as sing. or pl.]
a hostile nation or its armed forces in time of war.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. enemi, from L. inimicus, from in- ‘not’ + amicus ‘friend’.