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

• 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。
• 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。
• He felt enmity towards his sister.
  他对他姐姐怀有敌意。
• Even more important, such a policy would have unnecessarily guaranteed future enmity with China.
  更重要的是，这祥的政策不必要地保证了未来与中国为敌。
• The two brothers are at enmity with each other.
  那两兄弟对彼此怀有敌意。
• If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance become illumined and spiritual but if enmity and hatred exist within it destruction and dispersion are inevitable.
  如果一个家庭充满爱和一致，这个家庭就会兴旺，变得光明和神圣。如果家庭中存在敌意和憎恨，家庭毁灭和解体将不可避免。
• 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。
• Characterized by enmity or ill will.
  以敌意或者憎恶为特点。
• I bear none of you any enmity, but I won't go up against James.
  我跟你们毫无过节，但我也不想和詹姆斯作对。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。