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sb's foe / the foe of sb/sth
She viewed the rival company as her primary foe.
她把这家竞争对手公司视为她的主要敌人。
敌人，仇敌，反对者，对手
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敌人，仇敌，反对者，对手
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
She viewed the rival company as her primary foe.
她把这家竞争对手公司视为她的主要敌人。
多用于文学或正式场合
敌人
An enemy.
能量单位,等于10的44次方焦耳
A unit of energy equal to 1044 joules.
武装对手(尤指敌军成员)
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
个人敌人
a personal enemy
In the battle, the soldier faced a formidable foe.
在战斗中，这名士兵面对了一个强大的敌人。
AI contextual example
The two politicians have been political foes for decades.
这两位政治家几十年来一直是政治对手。
AI contextual example
She saw the rival company as her business foe.
她把那家竞争公司视为自己的商业敌人。
AI contextual example
they had been political foes for years
他们是多年的政治对手。
WordNet
She viewed the rival company as her primary foe.
她把这家竞争对手公司视为她的主要敌人。
The former allies became bitter foes after the dispute.
前盟友在争端后变成了死敌。
His harsh words made a foe of his colleague.
他的严厉言辞使同事成了他的敌人。
Not this
He foes me every day.
Use this
He is my foe every day.
Foe 是名词，不是动词。中文学习者可能错误地将它用作动词，受汉语中“敌人”只作名词影响，但英语中需用系动词。
Not this
The mountain is a big foe.
Use this
The mountain is a big obstacle.
Foe 通常指有生命的对手或敌人，不能用于无生命的障碍物。应用 obstacle 或 challenge。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
不共戴天的敌人
They have been sworn foes for decades.
他们几十年来一直是不共戴天的敌人。
死敌
The two politicians were bitter foes during the election.
这两位政治家在选举期间是死敌。
死敌
In the story, the hero faces his mortal foe.
故事中，主人公面对他的死敌。
政敌
He made many political foes with his aggressive policies.
他的激进政策树敌众多。
老对手
The two teams are old foes on the football field.
这两支球队在足球场上是老对手。
劲敌
The army faced a formidable foe in the mountains.
军队在山区遭遇了劲敌。
无论敌友
The policy was criticized by friend and foe alike.
这项政策遭到了无论敌友的批评。
值得与之较量的对手
He finally met a foe worthy of his steel.
他终于遇到了一个值得与之较量的对手。
了解自己的敌人
In war, it is crucial to know your foe.
在战争中，了解你的敌人至关重要。
你是谁？是敌是友？
In tense situations, we might ask, 'Friend or foe?' to determine an unknown person's intentions.
在紧张的情况下，我们可能会问“是敌是友？”以确定陌生人的意图。
Use foe naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
foe音似‘否’，想象敌人对你说‘不’。
语域：formal 常见场景：military、literature、historical foe 为较正式用词，多用于军事、文学或历史语境，指敌人或对手。
All listed words share the exact /oʊ/ sound. Beware of 'shoe' (/ʃuː/) or 'canoe' (/kəˈnuː/) spelled with 'oe' but pronounced differently.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.