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单词 unfriendly
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Definition of unfriendly in English:

unfriendly

adjectiveunfriendlier, unfriendliestʌnˈfrɛn(d)liˌənˈfrɛn(d)li
  • Not friendly.

    she shot him an unfriendly glance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When a vicar asks a young chap why he does not like where he lives, he replies the people are unfriendly and the town is a dirty and unwelcoming place.
    • It refers to the unfriendly stare and unkind glances we sometimes get from people around us.
    • The night-life was pricey, dressy and a touch unfriendly, if I am honest.
    • I feel like skulking in the back row and being cold and unfriendly.
    • I've never met such a snobbish, selfish, unfriendly, rude lot in all my life.
    • Heather said cotton is one of the world's most environmentally unfriendly crops because of the chemicals used by farmers.
    • Any friendly aspect or unfriendly connection between these two is then said to reflect upon the relationship of the lovers.
    • London is a notoriously unfriendly place for the new arrival.
    • They mean much more for the disabled children, who grow with a social stigma in an unfriendly environment.
    • Several friendly and unfriendly airforces were abroad, on hire to continental corporations.
    • It has all the elements of one of his books: a cold, unfriendly world, full of horrible children.
    • It was surprisingly warm, considering the unfriendly grey skies.
    • My initial reaction was that he was unfriendly or unsocial, but that was far from the case.
    • I've come to realise how unfriendly and un-approachable it must make me appear when I avoid looking at people.
    • Hayley seemed very distant and unfriendly, and she couldn't place her finger on why.
    • Which is not to say that we should create disharmony and be unfriendly with our friends and relatives, and with other people.
    • They're an eclectic bunch, occasionally laconic but never unfriendly.
    • The report criticises local planners for being unfriendly to firms offering water-based recreation.
    • No pranks, no unfriendly friends, no having to sit with the adults at the kitchen table, just me and my best friend.
    • This period has been combined with an increasingly unfriendly attitude towards parents.
    Synonyms
    hostile, disagreeable, misanthropic, antagonistic, aggressive
    ill-natured, unpleasant, surly, sour, inimical, unamicable, uncongenial
    inhospitable, unneighbourly, unwelcoming, unkind, unsympathetic, unaffable
    unsociable, unsocial, antisocial
    aloof, cold, cool, chilly, frigid, frosty, distant, stand-offish, unapproachable
    withdrawn, reserved, unforthcoming, uncommunicative, impersonal, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, indifferent
    stiff, stern, severe
    ungracious, obnoxious, menacing, nasty
    quarrelsome
    rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, unmannerly, cross
    informal starchy
    rare Olympian
    unfavourable, disadvantageous, unpropitious, inauspicious, hostile, inimical, uncongenial, negative, alien, damaging, destructive

Derivatives

  • unfriendliness

  • nounʌnˈfrɛn(d)lɪnəsˌənˈfrɛn(d)linəs
    • To protect themselves from accusations of bullying unfriendliness, these kids are really really nice to everybody all the time.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is generally not regarded as being as friendly as Glasgow - and that is probably true - but Edinburgh's problem is probably reserve, rather than real unfriendliness.
      • The hall inside echoed with cold unfriendliness.
      • Surprised by this attitude of greed and unfriendliness, I will confess that I declined to pay.
      • Again, I've found myself in a city where by comparison I start thinking that London's cold, unfriendliness where no-one looks at anyone in the eye is actually rather pleasant.
 
 

Definition of unfriendly in US English:

unfriendly

adjectiveˌənˈfren(d)lēˌənˈfrɛn(d)li
  • Not friendly.

    she shot him an unfriendly glance
    Mildred felt unfriendly toward her
    environmentally unfriendly activities
    Example sentencesExamples
    • No pranks, no unfriendly friends, no having to sit with the adults at the kitchen table, just me and my best friend.
    • Several friendly and unfriendly airforces were abroad, on hire to continental corporations.
    • Any friendly aspect or unfriendly connection between these two is then said to reflect upon the relationship of the lovers.
    • I've never met such a snobbish, selfish, unfriendly, rude lot in all my life.
    • It has all the elements of one of his books: a cold, unfriendly world, full of horrible children.
    • Heather said cotton is one of the world's most environmentally unfriendly crops because of the chemicals used by farmers.
    • London is a notoriously unfriendly place for the new arrival.
    • Which is not to say that we should create disharmony and be unfriendly with our friends and relatives, and with other people.
    • This period has been combined with an increasingly unfriendly attitude towards parents.
    • It refers to the unfriendly stare and unkind glances we sometimes get from people around us.
    • The night-life was pricey, dressy and a touch unfriendly, if I am honest.
    • I feel like skulking in the back row and being cold and unfriendly.
    • When a vicar asks a young chap why he does not like where he lives, he replies the people are unfriendly and the town is a dirty and unwelcoming place.
    • Hayley seemed very distant and unfriendly, and she couldn't place her finger on why.
    • I've come to realise how unfriendly and un-approachable it must make me appear when I avoid looking at people.
    • It was surprisingly warm, considering the unfriendly grey skies.
    • My initial reaction was that he was unfriendly or unsocial, but that was far from the case.
    • The report criticises local planners for being unfriendly to firms offering water-based recreation.
    • They're an eclectic bunch, occasionally laconic but never unfriendly.
    • They mean much more for the disabled children, who grow with a social stigma in an unfriendly environment.
    Synonyms
    hostile, disagreeable, misanthropic, antagonistic, aggressive
    unfavourable, disadvantageous, unpropitious, inauspicious, hostile, inimical, uncongenial, negative, alien, damaging, destructive
 
 
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