enmity

英 [ˈenməti]

美 [ˈenməti]

n.  敌意; 敌对; 仇恨

复数：enmities　

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BNC.19211 / COCA.17158

牛津词典

noun

• 敌意；敌对；仇恨
  feelings of hatred towards sb
  1. the traditional problem of the enmity between Protestants and Catholics
     新教徒和天主教徒之间历来仇视的问题
  2. personal enmities and political conflicts
     个人仇恨和政治冲突
  3. Her action earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues.
     她的行动激起了两三个同事对她的怨恨。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 敌意;仇恨;愤恨
  Enmityis a feeling of hatred towards someone that lasts for a long time.
  1. I think there is an historic enmity between them...
     我觉得他们之间的仇恨由来已久。
  2. President Mitterrand arrived in Hanoi yesterday to bury old colonial and cold war enmities.
     密特朗总统昨天到达河内，以期结束长久以来殖民战争和冷战造成的敌意。

英英释义

noun

• the feeling of a hostile person
  1. he could no longer contain his hostility
  Synonym:hostilityill will
• a state of deep-seated ill-will
  Synonym:hostilityantagonism

双语例句

• Since the war, the enmity and distrust between the villagers has been partially buried.
  二战以来，村民间的仇意和猜忌多多少少地被掩埋了。
• And life was not so sample I Could finish enmity.
  而生命并非如此简单，能使我敌意终止。
• They watched him with astonishment but without enmity.
  大家惊讶地看着他，但并没有敌意。
• The Franco-Prussian War had sown seeds of enmity which were eventually to bear fruit.
  普法战争播下仇恨的种子，后来终于结成恶果。
• The desire for freedom at home has trumped enmity towards the West.
  对本土自由的渴望，胜过了对西方的敌意。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• Britain was accused of trying to partition the country 'because of historic enmity'
  英国被指“出于历史仇恨”企图分裂该国。
• The enemy mask their enmity under an appearance of friendliness.
  敌人用友好的外表来掩饰内心的敌意。
• That lady was at deep enmity with her neighbours.
  这个妇人与邻居结怨甚深。
• Mohammed told his wife that he had no enmity for the country that had just enfranchised him with citizenship.
  穆罕默德对妻子说他对刚授予他公民权的国家毫无敌意。