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animus against/toward sb/sth
He expressed his animus against the new policy.
他表达了对新政策的敌意。
敌意；恶意；仇恨
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敌意；恶意；仇恨
A feeling of enmity or ill will.
He expressed his animus against the new policy.
他表达了对新政策的敌意。
支配个人行为的基本冲动与本能
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
敌意,憎恶,恶意。
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
(法人的)意图、动机。
Intention, motivation (of a legal person).
女性心灵或人格中的男性特质。
The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
The critic's animus toward the director was evident in the negative review.
评论家对导演的敌意在那篇负面评论中显而易见。
Despite their professional respect, there was a growing animus between the two researchers.
尽管彼此尊重专业能力，两位研究员之间的敌意却在不断增长。
She tried to hide her animus, but her tone betrayed her resentment.
她试图隐藏自己的敌意，但语气暴露了她的怨恨。
He expressed his animus against the new policy.
他表达了对新政策的敌意。
There is a growing animus between the two factions.
两个派系之间的敌意日益增长。
She spoke with animus about her former employer.
她带着敌意谈论前雇主。
Not this
He displayed an animus towards his coworkers.
Use this
He displayed animus towards his coworkers.
Animus是抽象名词，不可数，所以前面不能加冠词'an'。去掉冠词后，句子才正确。
Not this
She feels animus to her ex-husband.
Use this
She feels animus toward her ex-husband.
表达'对...有敌意'时，animus后面常接toward(s)或against，而不接to。把to改为toward才符合英语习惯。
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