enmity

英 [ˈenməti]

美 [ˈenməti]

n.  敌意; 敌对; 仇恨

复数：enmities　

TOEFLGRETEM8

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

• There was enmity between the two persons.
  这两人之间有仇。
• 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。
• That lady was at deep enmity with her neighbours.
  这个妇人与邻居结怨甚深。
• 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。
• I think there is an historic enmity between them
  我觉得他们之间的仇恨由来已久。
• The two brothers are at enmity with each other.
  那两兄弟对彼此怀有敌意。
• 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。
• He is at enmity with his neighbours.
  他与邻人不和睦。
• 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。
• We should overcome the worst that the tyrant's enmity can do.
  我们应该战胜暴君的残暴所带来最坏的情况。