英语单词 | hostile |
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英美音标 | 英 ['hɒstaɪl] 美 ['hɑːstl] |
中文释义 | adj.敌对的;怀敌意的 |
英语例句 | (1) Let's hope they will refrain from hostile actions. (2) I don't like her manner -- she's very hostile. (3) I don't know why she is hostile to me. (4) The new government was hostile to them. (5) He shielded me from hostile criticism. |
中文例句 | (1) 希望他们不采取敌对行动。 (2) 我不喜欢她的态度--待人如仇敌。 (3) 我不知道她为什么对我抱有敌意。 (4) 新政府对他们怀有敌意。 (5) 他庇护我使我免受怀敌意的批评。 |
vocabulary简明 | 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. |
vocabulary扩展 | 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. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]敌对的;不赞成的 If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour. [oft ADJ
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]怀有敌意的;不友善的 Someone who is hostile is unfriendly and aggressive.
3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](情况、形势等)不利的,恶劣的,造成阻碍的 Hostile situations and conditions make it difficult for you to achieve something.
4 [ADJ 形容词](收购)恶意的,不受(被购公司)欢迎的 A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for. [BUSINESS 商]
5 [ADJ 形容词](战争中)敌方的,敌人的 In a war, you use hostile to describe your enemy's forces, organizations, weapons, land, and activities. [ADJ n]
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