n.
- 敵人,仇敵[C]
Don't make an
enemy of him.
不要與他為敵。
- 敵軍[the S][G]
The
enemy was/were attacking the town.
敵軍正在攻打該城。
The
enemy gave up without resistance.
敵軍沒有抵抗就投降了。
- 敵艦;敵國;敵機[C]
The
enemy was shot down by our anti-aircraft fire.
敵機被我方的高射砲火擊落。
- 大敵;大害;危害物[S1]
Frost is an
enemy of flowers.
霜凍是花卉的大敵。
a.
- 敵人的,敵方的
Enemy aircraft were detected by our radar.
敵機被我方雷達發現。
片語
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
- 虛假的朋友比公開的敵人更可怕。
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’.