| 英语单词 | inhospitable |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪnhɒ'spɪtəbl] 美 [ˌɪnhɑː'spɪtəbl] |
| 中文释义 | adj.不好客的;不适于居住的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) It is inhospitable to turn a stranger away. (2) The Namib Desert is extremely inhospitable. (3) Almost certainly, life can develop and exist in much more inhospitable climates. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 把陌生人拒之门外不是好客的表现。 (2) 纳米比亚沙漠生活条件极端恶劣。 (3) 几乎可以肯定的是,生命能够在比这不利得多的气候条件下生存发展。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Inhospitable places aren't easy or comfortable to live in, and inhospitable people can be downright unfriendly — even hostile. A hotel is particularly inhospitable if it's got uncomfortable beds and grouchy desk clerks. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Northern Minnesota is inhospitable in January, and many parts of India are inhospitable in the summertime — they are harsh, difficult places for most people. You're inhospitable to a visitor in your home if you don't offer a drink or ask if they want to sit, or in other ways try to make them comfortable. To be hospitable is to be friendly or pleasant, and when you add the "not" prefix in-, you get inhospitable. |
| 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](地方等)不适合居住的 An inhospitable place is unpleasant to live in. [usu ADJ n]
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不好客的;不友好的 If someone is inhospitable, they do not make people welcome when they visit. |
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