Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1860
enemy
敌军；敌人
an opposing military force
此处指军事上的敌方部队，而非个人仇敌。
- 1.
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
对他人怀有敌意、憎恨,反对他人利益或意图伤害他人的人。
- 2.
an opposing military force
敌方军事力量
- 3.
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
敌对力量或国家；该力量或国家中的战斗成员。
- 4.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
武装敌对者(尤指敌军成员)
- 5.
Something harmful or threatening to another
对他人有害或有威胁的事物。
- 6.
any hostile group of people
敌对人群
- 7.
Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
敌人的；属于敌人的；与敌人有关的
- 8.
A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
试图伤害玩家的非玩家角色
对他人怀有敌意、憎恨,反对他人利益或意图伤害他人的人。；敌方军事力量；敌对力量或国家；该力量或国家中的战斗成员。；武装敌对者(尤指敌军成员)；对他人有害或有威胁的事物。
In use
The soldiers hid in the forest to avoid the enemy.
The general ordered his troops to surround the enemy.
Several enemies were seen near the river last night.
the enemy attacked at dawn
a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
he viewed lawyers as the real enemy
enemy of sb/sth
She viewed him as an enemy of the state.
她把他视为国家的敌人。
make an enemy of sb
Connections
Collocations
- arch enemy
- 主要敌人；头号敌人
- The hero faced his arch enemy in the final battle.英雄在最后一战中面对他的头号敌人。
- sworn enemy
- 不共戴天的敌人
- They have been sworn enemies for decades.他们几十年来一直是不共戴天的敌人。
- mortal enemy
- 死敌；不共戴天的敌人
- In the story, the two brothers became mortal enemies.故事中，两兄弟成了死敌。
- natural enemy
- 天敌
- Cats are natural enemies of mice.猫是老鼠的天敌。
- public enemy
- 公敌
- The fugitive was declared a public enemy.那名逃犯被宣布为公敌。
- bitter enemy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住'enemy'：发音像'any me'，想到'任何针对我的人'就是敌人。
Context & Register
通常用于军事或敌对情境（如战争、冲突），也可用于个人仇敌。比较正式或中性，但在日常口语中使用时可能带有强烈情感。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与冠词连用，如 an enemy
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word fully rhymes with 'enemy' (/ˈɛnəmi/). Words ending in -emy (academy, blasphemy, alchemy) share the same spelling chunk but differ in stress and vowel quality. Economy, anatomy, and infamy have distinct vowel patterns.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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