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

• 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。
• That lady was at deep enmity with her neighbours.
  这个妇人与邻居结怨甚深。
• 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。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• 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。
• 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。
• There was enmity between the two persons.
  这两人之间有仇。
• 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。
• 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。
• He felt enmity towards his sister.
  他对他姐姐怀有敌意。