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be an adversary of sb/sth
表示某人的对手或反对者。
He is a formidable adversary of our team.
他是我们队的一个强大对手。
敌手；对手
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
敌手；对手
a person or group that opposes someone or something; opponent
He is a formidable adversary of our team.
他是我们队的一个强大对手。
反对或攻击他人或团体的人、群体或事物；对手或竞争者。
A person, group, or thing that opposes or attacks another person or group; an opponent or rival.
对手
someone who offers opposition
She saw her main adversary at the chess tournament and smiled nervously.
她在国际象棋锦标赛上看到了她的主要对手，紧张地笑了笑。
A good lawyer knows how to predict what his adversary will do next.
一位好律师知道如何预测对手下一步会做什么。
The two companies have been adversaries for years, but they still share useful information.
这两家公司多年来一直是竞争对手，但仍然分享有用的信息。
表示某人的对手或反对者。
He is a formidable adversary of our team.
他是我们队的一个强大对手。
强调与对手对峙。
The hero faced his adversary without fear.
英雄毫无畏惧地面对他的对手。
表示战胜对手。
They managed to defeat their adversary in the final.
他们最终成功击败了对手。
固定搭配，指长期的对手。
The two leaders are old adversaries.
这两位领导人是老对手。
Not this
He faced many adversaries in his life.
Use this
He faced many adversities in his life.
错误地将 'adversary'（对手）用于表示'困难'。正确应为 'adversity'（逆境）。注意 'adversary' 指人，'adversity' 指困难。
Not this
They are my adversarys.
Use this
They are my adversaries.
错误地按规则加 -s 构成复数，但 'adversary' 的复数形式不规则，应为 'adversaries'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
强大的对手
She proved to be a formidable adversary in the debate.
她在辩论中被证明是一个强大的对手。
值得尊敬的对手
He considered her a worthy adversary.
他认为她是一个值得尊敬的对手。
政治对手
The two senators were political adversaries.
这两位参议员是政治对手。
老对手
They were old adversaries from their college days.
他们从大学时代起就是老对手。
击败对手
The team defeated their adversary in the final match.
队伍在决赛中击败了对手。
法庭上的对手
The lawyer prepared to cross-examine her adversary in court.
律师准备在法庭上质询她的对手。
魔鬼，撒旦
In the novel, the hero must defeat the adversary.
在这部小说中，英雄必须击败魔鬼。
旗鼓相当的对手
She proved to be a worthy adversary in the chess tournament.
她在象棋比赛中证明了自己是一位旗鼓相当的对手。
可怕的对手
The champion faced a formidable adversary in the final match.
冠军在决赛中遇到了一个可怕的对手。
务要谨守，警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
This verse from the Bible (1 Peter 5:8) is frequently used in Christian teachings to emphasize the need for spiritual alertness against temptation.
这节出自圣经（彼得前书5:8）的经文常在基督教教导中被引用，强调需要灵性警醒以抵抗诱惑。
Use adversary naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
adversary 中的 'verse' 源自 'versus'（对抗），对手即对抗之人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：法律辩论、体育竞赛、商业竞争 该词通常用于比较正式或书面化的场合，在体育、法律、商业等对抗性语境中较为常见，日常口语中使用频率相对较低。
Only 'necessary' shares the exact final syllable /sɛri/ with 'adversary'. Other -ary words have different vowels or consonants before the -ary ending (e.g., /neri/, /reri/, /tɛri/, /məri/) and thus do not perfectly rhyme, but they share the same spelling pattern.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.