hostile

hostile

warlike, aggressive: a hostile takeover; adverse, contrary, unsympathetic: a hostile response
Not to be confused with:hostel – an inexpensive lodging place for young people; an inn: The students stayed at a youth hostel.

hos·tile

H0289300 (hŏs′təl, -tīl′)adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: hostile forces; hostile acts.2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will: interpreted the remark as hostile.3. Being in opposition; opposed: hostile to the proposal.4. Unfavorable to health or well-being; inhospitable or adverse: a hostile climate.n.1. An antagonistic person or thing.2. An enemy in warfare.

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[Latin hostīlis, from hostis, enemy; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]

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hos′tile·ly adv.

hostile

(ˈhɒstaɪl) adj1. antagonistic; opposed2. of or relating to an enemy3. unfriendlyna hostile person; enemy[C16: from Latin hostīlis, from hostis enemy] ˈhostilely adv

hos•tile

(ˈhɒs tl; esp. Brit. -taɪl)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an enemy. 2. opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 3. not friendly or hospitable. n. 4. one that is hostile. [1585–95; < Latin hostīlis=host(is) enemy] hos′tile•ly, adv.

hostile

In combat and combat support operations, an identity applied to a track declared to belong to any opposing nation, party, group, or entity, which by virtue of its behavior or information collected on it such as characteristics, origin, or nationality contributes to the threat to friendly forces. See also neutral; suspect; unknown.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectivelyfriendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"
Adj.	1.	hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestlyoffensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"amicable - characterized by friendship and good will
	2.	hostile - not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"friendly - of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
	3.	hostile - impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"irreconcilable, unreconcilable - impossible to reconcile; "irreconcilable differences"
	4.	hostile - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"uncongenial, unfriendlyinhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	5.	hostile - unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"

hostile

adjective1. antagonistic, anti (informal), opposed, opposite, contrary, inimical, ill-disposed hostile to the idea of foreign intervention2. unfriendly, belligerent, antagonistic, unkind, malevolent, warlike, bellicose, inimical, rancorous, ill-disposed The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town.
unfriendly warm, friendly, sympathetic, kind, approving, peaceful, agreeable, amiable, cordial, affable3. inhospitable, adverse, alien, uncongenial, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, unpropitious some of the most hostile climatic conditions in the world
inhospitable congenial, hospitable

hostile

adjective1. Of or engaged in warfare:belligerent, combatant, militant.Idiom: at war.2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.3. Inclined to act in a hostile way:aggressive, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant.4. Feeling or showing unfriendliness:inimical, unfriendly.

Translations

敌对的敌意的敌方的不友善的怀有敌意的

hostile

(ˈhostail) adjective1. unfriendly; warlike. hostile tribesmen. 不友善的，敵對的 怀有敌意的，不友善的，敌对的 2. belonging to an enemy. a hostile army. 敵方的 敌人的，敌方的 3. showing dislike or opposition to something. a hostile attitude. 不友善的，敵視的 不友善的，敌意的 hoˈstilities (-ˈsti-) noun plural acts of war; battles. The two countries were engaged in hostilities. 戰爭行動 战争行动hoˈstility (-ˈsti-) noun unfriendliness; opposition. 敵意 敌意

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