Front | hostile |
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Pron | ['hɑːstl] |
Back | 【HOSTILE】 Their hostile looks showed that I was unwelcome. 他们怀有敌意的表情,显示出我不受欢迎。 【重点词汇】 hostile adj. 怀有敌意的 反: hospitable |
Vocab | hostilecharacterized by enmity or ill will
If something is hostile, it's unfriendly. If you are zealous about the political causes you believe in, you will be hostile to any suggestion that the other side of the argument is reasonable. Hostile comes from the Latin word hostis, for enemy, and you can hear its relation to the word hostage. But you don't have to be from a warring nation to be hostile. You can talk about a hostile nation, a hostile takeover, a hostile remark, or a hostile attitude. Some synonyms are inimical, antagonistic, unfavorable, unfriendly. All forms of 'hostile' will appear on average once every 156 pages. hostile hostilely hostility hostilities |
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