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animosity toward/against sb/sth
She felt deep animosity toward her former boss.
她对前老板怀有深深的敌意。
敌意；仇恨；憎恨
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敌意；仇恨；憎恨
A strong feeling of hatred or dislike that leads to active opposition or hostility
She felt deep animosity toward her former boss.
她对前老板怀有深深的敌意。
导致积极对抗的强烈仇恨；积极的敌意；强烈的厌恶
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
激起主动敌意的恶意情感
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
The long dispute created deep animosity between the two neighbors.
长期的纠纷在两位邻居之间造成了深深的敌意。
Her animosity toward the plan was clear from the start.
她从一开始就对这项计划表现出明显的敌意。
Years of unfair treatment fueled animosity among the workers.
多年的不公平待遇激起了工人们之间的仇视。
She felt deep animosity toward her former boss.
她对前老板怀有深深的敌意。
There is a long history of animosity between the two families.
这两个家族之间长期存在敌意。
animosity 常与 feel, express, harbor 等动词搭配。
He never expressed any animosity despite the unfair treatment.
尽管受到不公待遇，他从未表露出任何敌意。
Not this
I animosity him.
Use this
I feel animosity toward him.
英文中 'animosity' 是名词，不能直接作动词；中文 '仇恨' 可作动词，但英文需用 'feel animosity toward'。
Not this
She has animosity to her boss.
Use this
She has animosity toward her boss.
表示“对...的敌意”，介词应用 toward 或 against，而非 to。
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深深的敌意
The two families have deep animosity that goes back generations.
这两个家族之间有着持续几代人的深深敌意。
相互的敌意
There is mutual animosity between the competing teams.
竞争队伍之间存在着相互的敌意。
长期存在的敌意
The treaty ended a long-standing animosity between the two nations.
这项条约结束了两国之间长期存在的敌意。
一触即发的敌意
The meeting revealed the simmering animosity between the colleagues.
这次会议暴露了同事之间一触即发的敌意。
对……的敌意
His animosity toward his former boss surprised everyone.
他对前老板的敌意让所有人都感到惊讶。
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联想记忆：animosity 听起来像 animal city，想象一座动物城里充满敌对情绪，动物们互相仇恨对抗，animosity 就是这种强烈的敌意。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、政治评论、历史叙述 animosity 通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在新闻报道、政治评论或历史叙述中，指强烈的敌意或仇恨，语气较严肃。
常作不可数名词，但也可用复数形式表示多种敌意。
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