| 单词 | hostile |
| 释义 | hostilehostile /ˈhɑstl, ˈhɑstaɪl/ ●●○ adjective 1angry and deliberately unfriendly toward someone, and ready to argue with him or her OPP friendly: a hostile attitudehostile to/toward Several of the neighbors were openly hostile to each other. He warned his players to expect a hostile reception from local fans.► see thesaurus at unfriendly2opposing a plan or idea very strongly: hostile to/toward They tend to be hostile to anything they don’t understand.3belonging to an enemy OPP friendly: Civilians had to flee through hostile territory.4a hostile takeover/bid/buyout a situation in which one company starts to control a smaller one, or tries to start controlling it, because the smaller one does not have enough power or money to stop the larger company5hostile environment/climate/terrain etc. conditions that are difficult to live in or exist in6a hostile witness law someone who is asked to answer questions in a court of law, but who is considered unlikely to give answers that are favorable to the side that asked them [Origin: 1500–1600 French, Latin hostilis, from hostis stranger, enemy] |
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