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

• There was enmity between the two persons.
  这两人之间有仇。
• That lady was at deep enmity with her neighbours.
  这个妇人与邻居结怨甚深。
• I don't understand why they always harbour enmity against their neighbouring country.
  我不明白为什么他们总是对他们的邻国怀有敌意。
• I don't understand his enmity towards his parents.
  我不理解他为什麽怨恨自己的父母。
• 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。
• The two brothers are at enmity with each other.
  那两兄弟对彼此怀有敌意。
• The example of requite kindness with enmity was fully applied on North American Indians.
  而恩将仇报的例了则被充分地实施到了北美印第安人的身上。
• He is at enmity with his neighbours.
  他与邻人不和睦。
• The shrew was always at enmity with her neighbors.
  这个泼妇总是与邻人不睦。
• 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。