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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++foe /fəʊ $ foʊ/ noun [countable] literary  ALan enemy 敌人,仇敌 Britain’s friends and foes 英国的朋友和敌人
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foeBut the political field is inscribed with the logic of friend and foe.Mitterand drew France closer to the European union and to Germany, its former foe.His foes immediately expressed fear he will launch new attacks on them.Incorporation foes who argue Tucson will be ringed by suburbs ought to realize it already is.This third criterion is related to whether you feel this new person is friend or foe.As we approached the camp a guard called out: ""Who goes there -- friend or foe?''They can still run foes crazy with that setup, but now they can also go to Tall Ball.Oxygen became friend rather than foe and most organisms began to use it to fuel their lives.It may also give different impressions to friend and to foe.
nFoE /ˌef əʊ ˈiː/  nFriends of the Earth (written abbreviation FoE)   an international organization that tries to influence people and governments to protect the environmentOrigin foe Old English fah
foe nounFoELDOCE OnlineChinese
an enemy Corpus


foe
foe /fəʊ $ foʊ/ noun [countable] literary
 Language: Old English
 Origin: fah
an enemy:
    Britain’s friends and foes


FoE
I
FoE /ˌef əʊ ˈiː/
abbreviation for Friends of the Earth

II
ˌFriends of the ˈEarth written abbreviation, FoE
an international organization that tries to influence people and governments to protect the environment


foeBrE /fəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /foʊ/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned or formal) an enemy 敌人;仇敌