enemy

noun

1. 敌人；仇人；反对者
   a person who hates sb or who acts or speaks against sb/sth
   1. He has a lot of enemies in the company.
      他在公司里有很多对头。
   2. After just one day, she had already made an enemy of her manager.
      刚过一天她就已经与经理为敌了。
   3. It is rare to find a prominent politician with few political enemies .
      没有什么政敌的杰出从政者是罕见的。
   4. The state has a duty to protect its citizens against external enemies.
      国家有义务保护本国公民不受外敌侵犯。
   5. Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them) .
      鸟类是许多害虫的天敌。
2. 敌国；敌军；敌兵
   a country that you are fighting a war against; the soldiers, etc. of this country
   1. The enemy was/were forced to retreat.
      敌军被迫撤退了。
   2. enemy forces/aircraft/territory
      敌军；敌机；敌方领土
   3. behind enemy lines (= the area controlled by the enemy)
      在敌后
3. 危害物；大敌
   anything that harms sth or prevents it from being successful
   1. Poverty and ignorance are the enemies of progress.
      贫穷和愚昧阻碍进步。

1. 敌人;仇敌
   If someone is your enemy, they hate you or want to harm you.
2. N-COUNT 反对者
   If someone is your enemy, they are opposed to you and to what you think or do.
   1. The Government's political enemies were quick to pick up on this series of disasters.
      政府的政敌迅速借这一系列灾难向政府发难。
3. N-SING-COLL 敌军;敌国
   The enemy is an army or other force that is opposed to you in a war, or a country with which your country is at war.
   1. The enemy were pursued for two miles...
      敌军被追击了两英里。
   2. He searched the skies for enemy bombers.
      他在空中搜寻敌军轰炸机。
4. N-COUNT 大敌;危害
   If one thing is the enemy of another thing, the second thing cannot happen or succeed because of the first thing.
   1. Reform, as we know, is the enemy of revolution.
      正如我们所知，改革是革命的大敌。

1. The Government's political enemies were quick to pick up on this series of disasters.
   政府的政敌迅速借这一系列灾难向政府发难。
2. The enemy were pursued for two miles
   敌军被追击了两英里。
3. He searched the skies for enemy bombers.
   他在空中搜寻敌军轰炸机。
4. Reform, as we know, is the enemy of revolution.
   正如我们所知，改革是革命的大敌。
5. He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy
   他看到了敌人冷酷的眼神。
6. Need I remind you who the enemy is?
   还需要我来提醒你敌人是谁吗？
7. The enemy is not reconciled to his defeat.
   敌人失败了，还不死心。
8. Our troops have broken through the enemy's line.
   我军冲破了敌人的防线。
9. At the appearance of the enemy, we attacked.
   敌人一出现，我们就发起了攻击。
10. The enemy met with a repulse.
    敌人被击退了。
11. The soldiers beat back all the attacks of the enemy.
    战士们击退了敌人所有进攻。
12. The enemy soldiers have looted the treasures of the art museums.
    敌军士兵劫掠走了艺术博物馆的珍藏。
13. The enemy were besieged by us.
    敌军被我们包围了。
14. He told us the story of his escape from the enemy.
    他向我们叙说了他逃离敌人的经过。
15. When we launched a general offensive, the enemy troops ran away with their tails between their legs.
    在我们发起总攻后，敌军就夹着尾巴逃跑了。
16. The enemy opened fire on our lines at early dawn.
    拂晓时敌人向我阵线开了火。
17. The anti-aircraft units opened fire and hit two of the enemy planes.
    防空部队开炮，击中了两架敌机。
18. The enemy attacked our foremost position all night.
    敌人攻打了我们的前沿阵地整整一夜。
19. The guerrillas burned down the enemy's depot.
    游击队放火烧了敌人的仓库。
20. He has gone over to the enemy.
    他投敌了。
21. We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory.
    敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。
22. Our soldiers annihilated a force of three hundred enemy troops.
    我军战士消灭了300名敌军。
23. The scouts infiltrated into the enemy positions.
    侦察兵渗透到敌人阵地后面去了。
24. The enemy has drawn back.
    敌人缩回去了。
25. Enemy troops raided our border areas.
    敌军对我边境地区进行袭击。
26. The enemy's scheme went bankrupt.
    敌人的计谋破产了。
27. The enemy has retreated.
    敌人已经退了。
28. The enemy retreated.
    敌人退却了。
29. The enemy ran away at our approach.
    敌人已在我军逼近时逃窜了。

  opponent competitor enemy foe rival【导航词义：对手】

  opponent n. 对手，敌手

〔辨析〕指在竞争、比赛、战斗、辩论等中的对手。

  competitor n. 对手，竞争者

〔辨析〕指参与竞争的人、队伍、公司等，尤指商业领域内的对手。

  enemy n. 敌人，敌手

〔辨析〕普通用词，指心怀仇恨并意图造成伤害的对手，可以是人或动物。

  foe n. 〈文〉仇敌，敌人

〔辨析〕多用于文学作品中，指敌意很深、危险性很大的对手。

  rival n. 对手，敌手

〔辨析〕指在赛场、情场、职场、生意场等中的竞争对手，可以是人、机构、物品等。

n.

be your own worst enemy

• 自讨苦吃；是自己问题的根源
  to be the cause of your own problems

noun

1. any hostile group of people
   1. he viewed lawyers as the real enemy

2. an opposing military force
   1. the enemy attacked at dawn

3. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
   1. a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies

   Synonym:    foefoemanopposition

4. a personal enemy
   1. they had been political foes for years

   Synonym:    foe