word-vault/dist/data/cards/en/enemy.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "enemy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who hates somebody or who acts or speaks against somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She didn't have an enemy in the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a lot of enemies in the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After just one day, she had already **made an enemy of** her manager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They united in the face of a **common enemy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They used to be friends but they are now **sworn enemies** *(= are determined not to become friends again)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "James Moriarty was Sherlock Holmes's **mortal enemy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is rare to find a prominent politician with few **political enemies**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The state has a duty to protect its citizens against external enemies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Birds are the **natural enemies** of many insect pests *(= they kill them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘We will defeat the enemies of freedom,’ said the president."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He turned to face his enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was prepared to use any weapon to fight against her enemies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't want to make an enemy of Mr Evans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In today's match England play their old enemy, Scotland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to know your enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Church and the Communist Party were natural enemies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cat uses its claws to protect itself against enemies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lion is the zebra's chief enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The skunk releases a pungent smell to deter its enemies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thousands of perceived enemies of the State were imprisoned."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bitter", "deadly", "great"],
                "verb + enemy": ["have", "make", "attack"],
                "enemy + verb": ["attack somebody/​something"],
                "enemy + noun": ["army", "forces", "soldiers"],
                "preposition": ["against an/​the enemy", "enemy of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "your own worst enemy",
                    "fall into enemy hands",
                    "in the face of the enemy"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a country or group that you are fighting a war against; the soldiers, etc. of this country or group",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The enemy was/were forced to retreat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **fight/defeat the enemy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**enemy forces/combatants**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The men came under **enemy fire**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were dropped by parachute **behind enemy lines** *(= in the area controlled by the enemy)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They decided to use the weapon against the enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was shot for desertion in the face of the enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the first casualty from enemy action"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The spies managed to penetrate behind enemy lines."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The document must not at any price fall into enemy hands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Intelligence reported enemy activity just off the coast."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bitter", "deadly", "great"],
                "verb + enemy": ["have", "make", "attack"],
                "enemy + verb": ["attack somebody/​something"],
                "enemy + noun": ["army", "forces", "soldiers"],
                "preposition": ["against an/​the enemy", "enemy of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "your own worst enemy",
                    "fall into enemy hands",
                    "in the face of the enemy"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "anything that harms something or prevents it from being successful",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Poverty and ignorance are the enemies of progress."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the cause of your own problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her indecisiveness makes her her own worst enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some dancers become their own worst enemies, criticizing themselves for every imperfection."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈenəmi/",
                "audio": "en/enemy/enemy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈenəmi/",
                "audio": "en/enemy/enemy__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French enemi, from Latin inimicus, from in- ‘not’ + amicus ‘friend’."
}