enemy/ˋɛnəmI; ˈenəmi/n plural enemies 1 [C] someone who hates you and wants you to fail 敌人: He made many enemies . 他树敌很多。He's a dangerous enemy to have. 有他这样的敌人是很危险的。bitter/sworn enemy Jo and Jay are sworn enemies. 乔和杰伊是不共戴天的死敌。2 [singular 单数] the country that your country is fighting in a war 敌国: territory controlled by the enemy 被敌军占领的领土enemy aircraft/territory/fire etc 敌机/敌区/敌军的炮火等