public enemy
noun /ˌpʌblɪk ˈenəmi/
/ˌpʌblɪk ˈenəmi/
- a person who has done, or is believed to have done, a very bad thing, especially something that is harmful to society
人民公敌;社会公敌 - public enemy number one (= the person or thing that is most frightening or that is most hated)
头号公敌(最可怕或最可恶的人或事物) - Since the scandal he has become public enemy number one.
自从这个丑闻发生后他就成了头号公敌。
Culture'Public Enemy No 1' was the title used by the FBI in the 1930s to refer to the criminal they considered the most dangerous and the one they most wanted to arrest at any particular time. In 1934 both John Dillinger and 'Baby Face' Nelson were named as ‘Public Enemy No 1’. The FBI now names the ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives ’. - public enemy number one (= the person or thing that is most frightening or that is most hated)