someone who is opposed to someone else and tries to do them harm 敌人；仇人；反对者 | He must hide from his enemies while he is weak. 他在虚弱的时候必须躲避开他的敌人。 |
| +of They had been labelled enemies of the state. 他们被认定为国家的敌人。 |
| make an enemy of sb Worst of all is to make an enemy of the Minister. 最坏的结果是与部长为敌。 |
| make enemies There was a reign of terror, and he made more and more enemies. 在恐怖统治下，他树敌越来越多。 |
| a mortal enemy (=someone who will always be your enemy) She looked at her husband as if he were her mortal enemy. 死敌；死对头 |
| a political enemy They searched for information on political enemies. 他们收集政敌们的情报。 |
| | a | a country that is fighting another country in a warcan be followed by a singular or plural verb （战争中的）敌国（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | | We must be ready to resist an assault by sea from this country’ s enemies. 我们必须做好抵御该国的敌人从海上袭击的准备。 | | the enemy He had to discourage the enemy from attempting to attack his position. 他得设法阻止对手对他的立场的攻击。 | |
| | b | relating to a country’ s enemy （国家）敌人的 | | enemy attack/troops/aircraft/forces etc The Serbs were determined to halt the enemy attacks. 塞尔维亚人决心要中止敌人的攻击。 | | Over three hundred enemy aircraft were destroyed. 有300多辆敌机被摧毁。 | |
| | c | something that harms or threatens someone or something 大敌；危害 | | + of Cigarette smoke is the undoubted enemy of a clear fresh complexion. 香烟的烟雾无疑会对娇嫩白皙的皮肤造成伤害。 | |