2013年1月20日 星期日

rival / enemy



rival
rival (to someone/something) (for something)

a person, company, or thing that competes with another in sports, business, etc.

The two teams have always been rivals.

This latest design has no rival/rivals (= it is easily the best design available).


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  1. 競爭者, 對手, 敵手
    They are rivals for the same office.   他們是爭奪同一個職位的敵手。


  2. 匹敵者, 可與之相比的人(或物)
    His collection of stamps has few rivals in the world. 他搜集的郵票幾乎舉世無雙。

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 enemy
 a person who hates someone or who acts or speaks against someone or something
He has a lot of enemies in the company.


 the enemy [singular] a country that you are fighting a war against; the soldiers, etc. of this country


 enemy (of something)

(formalanything that harms something or prevents it from being successful
Poverty and ignorance are the enemies of progress.


http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/enemy



  1. 敵人, 仇敵[C]

    Don't make an enemy of him.   不要與他為敵。


  2. 敵軍[the S][G]

    The enemy was/were attacking the town.   敵軍正在攻打該城。

    The enemy gave up without resistance.   敵軍沒有抵抗就投降了。


  3. 敵艦; 敵國; 敵機[C]

    The enemy was shot down by our anti-aircraft fire. 敵機被我方的高射砲火擊落。


  4. 大敵; 大害; 危害物[S1]

    Frost is an enemy of flowers. 霜凍是花卉的大敵。


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