Foe meaning in English
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Definition
a foe: an enemy, an opponent
Pronunciation examples
UK: I can't decide if you are a friend or a foe.
US: Charlemagne destroyed all his foes with an iron fist.
Examples
- "Today's topic: eggs: friend or foe?"
- "Next week we'll report on the actions of the US military in the face of this new aquatic foe."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms from the broadcast.
An enemy, an adversary or someone who opposes you is your "".
If you are in good physical shape, without problems or illness, you are in good "".
Another word for an illness is "a ".
An enemy, an adversary or someone who opposes you is your "".
If you are in good physical shape, without problems or illness, you are in good "".
Another word for an illness is "a ".
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms from the broadcast.
An enemy, an adversary or someone who opposes you is your "foe 1".
If you are in good physical shape, without problems or illness, you are in good "health 2".
Another word for an illness is "a disease 3".
An enemy, an adversary or someone who opposes you is your "foe 1".
If you are in good physical shape, without problems or illness, you are in good "health 2".
Another word for an illness is "a disease 3".
1 foe: Brent introduces today's topic by asking, "Eggs: friend or foe?". The term "foe" describes an adversary or enemy. "Friend or foe?" is an idiom often found in titles of reports, essays, broadcasts etc. to introduce an argument for and against a certain topic or issue (in this case the benefits and risks of eating eggs).
2 health: Moira reports that "eating too many eggs poses a health risk". In fact, this entire broadcasts examines the effect of eating eggs upon one's "health". The term "health" refers to the general condition of the body or mind. If there is nothing wrong with someone's physical or mental state, they are said to be "in good health" or to be "healthy".
3 disease: Moira says that eating too many eggs can "affect people with heart disease." A "disease" is an illness which generally affects a particular organ or function within the body. Cancer, alcoholism, diabetes are all types of diseases.
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